I've heard this too (re unheated garage) in Halifax. Re oil, it would be better to buy Krown (or Rust Check) in the 5 litre can and spray that, as it has much better seeping qualities into all cracks and crevasses (or I have fallen for the adv). Also Rust Check has a new product (in a green can) that is like (what I have heard called) Fluid Film that goes on over the first layer of rust inhibitor oily stuff. Malcolm Doug wrote: > 1) Living in the oft frigid clime of Toronto --- I've gone for years on > the theory that it's best to park outside (and eschew the heated garage) to > avoid the nightly melting of the snow/salt mixture into the nooks and crannies > of your vehicle. > > 2) Any comments on the efficacy of spraying old motor oil on the underside > of your van in the winter. A bit lo tech but this used to be common. > > Cheers, > Doug > '84 Westy ---- (that cam complete with definite side seam rust --- but no > leaky heads, knock wood) > > > > From: Jeff Stewart <Fonman4277@AOL.COM> on 28/09/99 01:32 PM > > Please respond to Fonman4277@AOL.COM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > cc: > Client: > Subject: Re: RUST HOLE > > > > > In a message dated 99-09-28 12:55:26 EDT, you write: > > << > Bondo is bad -- fiberglass with proper metal prep is good. Harder to work > with but waterproof. > >> > > Yes, it is, but Bondo is a brand name, but has become the generic term > applied to all body fillers, like Kleenex is to tissues. Two brands of > filler, Claw Glass and Metal-2-Metal, are waterproof and are no harder to > work with than the Bondo crap you get at Trash Auto, Wal-Mart, etc. You can get > this stuff at Mattos in Falls Church, or mail order from Eastwood. Jeff S. |
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