Date:         Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:26:59 -0800
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: POR 15 in the seems
Comments: To: Matthew Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com>
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On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Matthew Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> So I've been working diligently to clear paint from the floor in Zeno in preparation for the arrival and application of POR 15 treatment.  Who knew that a wire brush and a grinder could be so much fun?  Anyway my question concerns similar treatment to the exterior of the van.  I'm thinking seriously of grinding out the seams the little bit of rust that may currently reside there and then treating these problem areas with POR 15.
>
> Questions.  Has anyone else done this before?  What should I be concerned about?  Are there gotcha's you can point out before I discover them the hard way?


People have done this and there should be lots in archives about it.    :)

My own seam experience (prior to getting hip to POR) started with the
PS rear fender area. I literally scraped the exterior seam down to
bare metal, prepped and painted with generic rust paint. So far so
good. Down the road, I treated the "kitchen" seam with Plastikote. Did
my best to get at the inside of seam while fridge was out.
http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/kitchenrust%21 Quite literally
sealed up the seam with it. (no pic of that) Still holding AFAIK. Not
pretty, not pro, but hopefully holding rust at bay for a while.

Proper prep aside, the trick is to get at inside of seam too (though I
know you specified exterior)

Neil.
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