Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:43:10 -0400
Reply-To: Tony Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Tony Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: The rust that almost ate my hubcaps
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Oh.....no please, do not mistake my hard work this last weekend for the
desire to keep the caps on during winter (I was kinda naive about MI
salt).That won't be happening next year. I have instead lined up a set of
plastic vanagon covers for the winter.
My email was more of a: "Hey your hubcaps look like crap!!! Here is how to
give them some CPR!" So yeah, I would have to concur, Go Capless, or use
something that won't rust, but if you forget or are naive like I was do know
that you can resuscitate those ugly hubcaps or send them to me and I'll make
my own stash of revived caps.
I should have included a link to Wenol (BTW I do not own stock are
affiliated with their company)
http://www.wenol.com/
I am sure there are other products that will work as well.
Thanks,
Tony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote:
> You know, I admire your hard work, but after doing this for the 5th time in
> 5 years, I've just taken mine off until the salt and winter are all gone.
> :-(
> Courtney
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Collins" <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:25 PM
> Subject: The rust that almost ate my hubcaps
>
>
>
> So I have steel wheels on my on the Brick. When I bought the Vanagon It did
>> not have any hubcaps and the rims where the usual black painted ones I was
>> looking for more to it. I had the wheels color matched to the body after a
>> body shop visit. I topped the wheels with some new baby Moon chromies and
>> some beauty rings gifted to me by a member of the Samba.
>>
>> Since I live in Michigan I knew that the winter would bring salted roads.
>> I
>> diligently prepared the hubcaps and the rings for the winter by placing
>> some
>> protecting wax on them, but as of last Saturday that battle seem to have
>> been lost. The surface rust on the chrome bits was pretty bad and I
>> honestly
>> did not think that they would clean up.
>>
>> Saturday, I got industrious and pulled out some wenol polishing cream, a
>> scrubby pad, numerous rags, some super fine steel wool and a great
>> polishing
>> cloth.
>>
>> The result is a set of sparkling hubcaps and beauty rings. Mind you they
>> are
>> not new, but I am very happy with the results. I kick myself for not
>> taking
>> a side by side picture, but maybe I'll take a shot of the end result.
>>
>> I can almost feel the winter leaving.
>>
>> T.
>> --
>> 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo"
>> 85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"
>>
>
>
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82 Scirocco "Rodolfo"
85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"
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