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Date:         Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:24:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rust Demons
Comments: To: ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BANLkTi=sK6D6XEDxiax0TuYBXvR5OMzNLA@mail.gmail.com>
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Good write up! Looking forward to next week's report.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-fire up the sand blaster

On Jun 16, 2011, at 7:27 AM, ed donnen wrote:

> The Rust Demons have seized my 91 crew cab truck! I’m not having any > of that, thank you very much. “Of course, you know, this means war,” > B.Bunny. On their side: oxygen and water. On my side: my truck, > this list, my ignorance (don’t knock it, not knowing how to fail gives > me inner strength), and an evening course in auto body work I will > take once a week using all their tools and 6 days to heal before the > next time. > I also found this info: > "OSPHO" http://www.ospho.com/ , for light rust conversion. > "Por15" http://www.por15.com/ , for heavy rust and body filler around rust. > "Harbor Freight": http://www.harborfreight.com/ , for inexpensive tools. > Last evening I “griddled my lions” and went forth to do battle against > the demons of rust. Using an air hammer I removed the hinge pins from > my gates (mostly) with only minor tremor to my hearing, say 5 on the > “Queen” concert scale. Two pesky hinges wouldn’t let go resulting in > the removal of the hinge from the body of the truck in one case and > splitting the pin in the other. Then I used the phew-matic grinder > cutter to sever the pins to release the hinge parts. In a shower of > sparks of July 4th proportions I achieved this with the minor comment > of, “Instructor Sir, is my hair still smoldering?” The center hinge > part, with the pin rusted in, will be drilled out next time unless > someone has a better idea. Having fatigued my brain at this point, in > what passed for thought I managed to insert my thumb betwixt the body > of the truck and the hammer I was wielding to create a chorus of, “OH > Poo” several times. Inspection and reflection follows. Final score, > rust demons two hinges, truck one thumb. > Ed, 91 crew cab


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