Date:         Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:26:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fluid Filming the underbody of van
Comments: To: Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@GMAIL.COM>
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some super exciting pics of glistening underbody here:

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/10/13/vanagon-fluid-film-on-underbody-pics/

I had some issues with the first gun I used. Was not pulling the FF up the feed hose (2 ft) consistently. It produced a very fine fog but in retrospect it might have been a good thing. Second gun I used was better, really sprayed well.

"spraying the lanolin" is now an official euphemism.

alistair


On 2012-10-13, at 6:56 PM, Bill MacLachlan wrote:

> And I used up my first aerosol can this afternoon on the underside of the
> new (89, dove grey) westy. And here's me thinking the brown colour was dust
> dripping off from the last trip !
> 
> BIll M
> 82 I4 yellow
> 89 waterboxer westy blue!
> 
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> I managed to spray some Fluid Film on the underbody of the van today. I
>> bought a gallon of the stuff a while back (up until now I had been buying
>> spray cans of the stuff). It is a nice feeling, and (to me) a nice smell to
>> have the underside of van glistening with the stuff.
>> 
>> prelim pics (no underbody shots yet) here:
>> 
>> 
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/vanagon-fluid-film-doesnt-taste-that-bad/
>> 
>> alistair
>> 

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