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Date:         Fri, 30 Jun 1995 20:40:38 -0500 (CDT)
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From:         dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu (Sami Dakhlia)
Subject:      Re: RE: vanagon longevity?

Actually, this is too early to say how well it works, but I did buy a quart of POR-15. (POR stands for "Paint Over Rust.") Never found the time to finish the project, but I did paint the old propane tank and about 20% of the underbelly with that stuff. (only used up only about 10% of the can.) The time consuming part of the project is to remove all the old undercoating, although there is no need to sand down to bare metal. As the name says, you just paint over the rust.

POR-15 dries to very hard, ceramic-like finish. It ain't pretty, but since it's for the underside, I don't care. I have not applied any rubberized or tar undercoating; this way I can keep better watch on rust. So far, POR has held up very well. I'll report again after next winter (hopefully the last one in the Midwest :-), but I have a good feeling this stuff is made to last.

Sami ('75 Westf.) dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu


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