Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:41:34 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: seam rust
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Neil,
Every time I look at my van I cringe because of the outstanding bodywork I have to do to it. Well that and the skinny 14" wheels and tires. I'm not holding my end up in the tough looking syncro game. But I have stopped the rust and I will get around to prettying it up someday. The thing is, I scratch the heck out of the van every time I go on a trip. How would I feel taking it out in the woods with pristine bodywork? Would I feel worse after the alders whip the sides of the van or would I be reluctant to go down those roads?
Te darned things are meant to be used and who you use them is your own business :)
Alistair
> On Sep 14, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> To clarify further, in my case, some months after applying the Fluid
> Film, I tackled the seam work in the middle of January or some such
> colder month. And, I didn't knowingly spray it directly into the seam
> at inside of panel. However......
>
> To get the primer, sealer, paint to set up, I kept the panels *warm*
> with a heater on inside of vehicle. This worked stunningly well but I
> suspect that even with judicious cleaning of the seam, the heat may
> well have helped the Fluid Film creep into the seam. However. I saw
> zero evidence of that, the sealant and paint did not lift.
>
> And if the body work on my bus has shamed your bus in any way,
> well...... ;)
>
> Seriously though. My bus is an eye sore!
>
> Neil.
>
>> On 9/14/14, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Okay, okay, you guys have shamed me into doing the job more
>> properly...
>
>> So, I'm trying to figure out this oily stuff that you spray on the inside
>> seam area. I can see how it might infiltrate though the seam and stain the
>> paint from underneath, but what is this "will creep out and collect dust
>> on the outside in places" about?.
> --
> Neil n
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