Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:49:41 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
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and sorry for the typo's !
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: Bit o' Rust
> Instructions so simple that even a simple squirrel can do it!
>
> Thanks, Scott!
>
> And Hector -- thanks also for the pointer to that kool kit!
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 3/30/2009 4:58 PM Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> Rocket's kind of rust spot *perfect* for stopping now, and permanently,
>> and it's hyper easy to do too.
>> No kit needed.
>> 1. clean to bare metal by any means - pick at it with a dental pick,
>> scrub
>> it with a small metal brush, etc.
>>
>> 2. Spray 'rust stop' on the spot. The stuff that says 'converts rust to
>> primered metal." Or use brush-on 'rust conerter' liquid from the hardware
>> store.
>>
>> 3. let that cure - for the deluxe treatment, next............... treat
>> the
>> spot with self-etching primer paint. If it's too small a spot to spray
>> with a can, spary some of the paint into the spray can top, then use a
>> tiny
>> brush to paint the small spot of treated metal.
>>
>> 4. let that paint cure, then touch it up with the correct touch-up paint
>> in
>> a small jar, that you get at a automtive paint specialits store, and
>> using
>> the paint code that might still be on your van, or get the paint code
>> online.
>>
>> Treated like that, that spot won't even show, and will be rust-free for a
>> long, long, LONG time.
>> I do it all the time , it's fun.
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
>>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mellow Yellow was always a SoCal van, with no sign of rust, even under
>>>> the
>>>> floor and behind the reefer. We moved here to Bend, Oregon, which is
>>>> high
>>>> desert and pretty arid, too, so I'm not expecting Pacific Northwest or
>>>> East Coast (USA) grade rust, ever.
>>>>
>>>> That said, a couple days ago I spotted a ding above the sliding door
>>>> handle that looks like it wants attention. I could use a tip or two on
>>>> a
>>>> way to tidy this up and halt the rust. I don't have a paint booth or
>>>> sprayer. I do have chewing gum, though.
>>>>
>>>> Please see
>>>>
>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/Vanagon#5319046442995891378
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>>>> Bend, OR
>>>> KG6RCR
>>>>
>>
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