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Date:         Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:15:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <dgalcock@HEWITT.COM>
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From:         Doug Alcock <dgalcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject:      Re: RUST HOLE
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My 2 cents to the rust thread ----- comments solicited

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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