Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:01:15 -0700
Reply-To: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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Pressed send too quick - I was going to say once you get the undercoating
taken care of and the rust fixed - prime and paint and then treat with
Fluid film - and when washing the van spray under the wheel wells to clean
the grit, minerals and salts.
No longer driving it in winter will certainly help and prolong things.
BT
On Thursday, August 19, 2021, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think just spray
>
> On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> Yeah, know what you mean. I’m not a fan of undercoating. I spray fluid
>> film under van. But wheel wells get washed by road water and grit. Don’t
>> know what the answer is there.
>> Once the rubbery undercoating coating gets a break or hole, water gets
>> trapped and it’s worse than having no coating at all.
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>> > On Aug 18, 2021, at 7:37 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I remember being on the Vanagon List many years ago, and we talked
>> about using something like Cool Patch driveway product under the van. I
>> never ended up doing that. Now we have truck bed liner and all kinds of
>> stuff. And sometimes, it seems to really help, and other times it causes
>> problems. Not sure what the best thing to do for prevention other then try
>> not to use in winter.
>> >
>> > My undercoat seems intact and has been refreshed and so far other then
>> seems starting to make me sad the van is solid.
>> >
>> > Eric Caron
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Aug 18, 2021, at 10:30 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Exactly. Drivers side. I knew it was happening. I just didn’t do
>> anything .
>> >>
>> >> It’s the heavy undercoating there that’s the root cause. I hate that
>> stuff, I should have removed it years ago
>> >>
>> >> Ab
>> >>
>> >>>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 7:00 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Good spot to poke a finger through I say. Rust is near front seat
>> belt
>> >>> lower anchor?
>> >>>
>> >>> Now I'm afraid to explore that area in my '81 !
>> >>>
>> >>>> On 8/18/21, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It’s just a little demoralizing at first, when you poke thru metal
>> with
>> >>>> finger :-)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Alistair
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Neil n
>> >>>
>> >>> VE7TBN
>> >>>
>> >>> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt
>> >>>
>> >>> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
>> >>>
>> >>> VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>> >
>>
>
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