This much rust won't allow a proper restoration. You can make it look nicer, but the cancer is going deeper. The whole car, between the panels, have rust. Between all the pinch welds. It can't be fixed, only be made look nicer for a while. I won't touch one like this. Zoltan
-----Original Message----- From: Peter Kraiker Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 3:17 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: 82 Westy Restoration, Week 1 If the list is interested, I'm keeping a log of the restoration process on my '82 Vanagon restoration. The disassembly is almost done, doors, slider & back hatch are soon to be painted (although I'm still fussing over colour!) and as expected there have been a few surprises. Makes me very happy to be addressing it now rather than later. Here's a link to yesterday's status & photos: http://nextchapter.kraiker.ca/restoration/westy-restoration/ It will be about 2 months before it's done. -- Regards, Peter Kraiker Website: Kraiker.Photography <http://kraiker.photography><http://kraiker.photography> Blog: NextChapter.Kraiker.ca <http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca> 1982 1.9TD Westy "Babe" <http://www.getpostbox.com> |
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