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• Re: Speaking of rust... How to seal this?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:00:18 -0800
  ...cal.)This area is over a frame > crossmember and access is muy poor,so grind, POR-15,and apply some kind of > wax based...
• Re: LP tank refurb? Was: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:53:01 EDT
  ...I have the tanks sandblasted then I coat them with POR-15, Rustoleum or any other spray bomb rust paint is useless unless you...
• Vanagon stainless steel screws for the exterior
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:28:12 -0400
  ...These are again, roughened-up in my tumbler and hand-painted with POR 15 Gloss Black. I use two coats of POR 15 black...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:25:01 -0300
  ...I had already sanded and repainted it 10 years ago, but I >> didn't have POR-15 at my disposal then. So the real...
• Re: Link to seam rust fix
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:11:27 -0500
  ...A POR15 How-To at http://www.vanagonauts.com/-POR-15-Frank-s--Recipe178.htm two more links: http://www.vanagonauts.com/Seam-Rust179...
• Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:14:45 -0700
  ...My plan was to remove all the fittings, refinish the tank with POR-15 and fresh white paint, replace the regulator, shut off valve...
• Re: Battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - Monsieur Lafaire aka obeechi
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 02:41:52 -0700
  ...The plastic of the battery fell apart at > places. > Today, I was cleaning the whole thing up, POR 15, bedliner spray, cleaning > ground, fitting...
• Re: Headlight rewiring - BOSCH Connector P/N
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 21:11:10 +0200
  ...The high gloss black substance you see is the POR-15 applied to the area around the headlights... It was a test, but seems...
• Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 02:16:36 +0100
  This POR-15 stuff has a 3 million year guarantee.... I have yet to hear a solid complaint about them, and they have been...
• Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:38 -0400
  ...I know the vanagon world seems to be huge fans of por-15, and that's how I'm > leaning, but i'd like...
• Re: Fire damage - what to look for?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:21:19 -0800
  ...I have another Westy I am restoring from an engine fire and I used POR 15 and body undercaoting to redo the area above...
• Re: Windshield Frame Rust
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:05:43 -0400
  ...is not fun and does not work as well as the POR-15 and Fiberglas method. So you just welded in a small quarter...
• Re: Gas Tank Restore
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:59:11 -0600
  ...A fellow list member suggested the POR-15 sealer kit and the how-to instructions found at http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FuelTankRestoration.html...
• RUST on propane tank R&R, comments needed...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:14:09 -0800
  ...paint, or do you recommend >> just a wire wheel/brush and POR-15 (or equivalent) and before all you >> worry >> warts jump in the...
• Re: Fridges ,rust and a paintjob (91 GL)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:21:14 EDT
  ...The only sure way of repairing the problem and making sure it stays repaired is using POR-15. Check the pictures in the following...
• Re: propane tank R&R, comments needed...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:22:08 -0500
  ...Anyone sandblast these and paint, or do you recommend >just a wire wheel/brush and POR-15 (or equivalent) and before all you worry...
• Re: gas smell solution progress
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:42:02 +0000
  ...it was actually good enough to POR 15 the outside. while that dried, the inside dried out. with sender unit out to replace that...
• Re: '89 Syncro Westfalia, what price?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:37:55 EST
  ...Kitchen unit was > removed and behind it was treated and POR 15 painted to preserve it from > future condensation's harm. New carpet and...
• Paint Code Help
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:54:06 -0600
  ...discovered several spots of rust, so I decided to to the POR 15 treatment. I drove home, forgetting to get the paint code and...
• Re: Stainless Steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:23:51 -0500
  What if you painted them with clear por-15. UV shouldn't be a issue under the van. Even powder coating these days isn...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:26:27 -0400
  ...I used POR-15 on my Westy, FWIW. I'm always the skeptic but have used this stuff in the past on my other...
• Re: Battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:07:45 -0700
  ...The plastic of the battery fell apart >> > at places. >> > Today, I was cleaning the whole thing up, POR 15, bedliner spray, >> > cleaning ground, fitting...
• Re: Slight Rust on Fuel Pressure Regulator; Will POR-15 Stop Rust Progress? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:13 -0700
  Haha. Ya. I'll mount the FPR on the dash! Ha. ;^) No. Good question. Would I install it on someone else's van? No...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Oct 2015 to 6 Oct 2015 (#2015-376)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 05:24:59 -0400
  ...Once the old tanks have been pressure tested they get sandblasted then two coats of POR-15 and a top coat of white paintable...
• Re: vanagon body rust problem
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:15:46 -0500
  ...I tried using the Worth product on the outside (very similar to POR 15) of seam before painting, but I know it will come...
• Re: HELP! Separating e-brake cable from rear brake backing plate...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:00:42 -0500
  ...taking the > brakes apart anyway, I want to clean up and POR-15 the backing plates... > I've got one brake apart, and now...
• Re: rust repair ..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:43:53 EDT
  ...by far the best method to deal with rust is using _POR-15_ (http://www.por15.com/) products. Check their website and read, read...
• Re: opinion on California Import Parts 86-90 Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:03:01 -0700
  ...If you really wanted to protect it, you could coat the top side with POR-15. On 22 Aug 2005 at 22:49, TC...
• Re: Older Vanagon suspension R&R
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:30:08 EDT
  ...If your keeping that van for any good length of time I highly recommend going the POR-15 route as I did. Cheers, Frank...
• Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:42:56 -0500
  ...Yesterday, I got that window frame and sliding door track in fresh paint after hours of prep work, sanding, POR-15ing, putty, primers, etc...
• Re: spray bed liner on propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 14 May 2007 17:44:02 -0700
  ...wire wheel in it and after paint it twice with silver POR 15. The bottom side and the front one should spray it with...
• Re: Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:45:09 -0800
  ...Using POR 15 liberally all over. Wait to dry almost and do it again. It dries slow, takes a half day. On the outside...
• Re: '89 Syncro Westfalia, what price?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:34:32 -0700
  ...Kitchen unit was removed and behind it was treated and POR 15 painted to preserve it from future condensation's harm. New carpet and...
• Re: Rust issues again....
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 May 2004 22:24:12 EDT
  ...I was wondering if I should apply some rust inhibitor like POR-15 before I > apply the noise treatment. I do not have rust...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 15 May 2010 18:10:52 -0700
  ...Put some por-15 on your old Rads and throw-em back in the Van..... 8>) Phil Z. Still on the Rock Sticking to...
• Re: "whiney ass customers ... $.25"
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:02:59 -0600
  ...receiver on the front bumper and put a small dab of POR-15 and black paint to treat it. That is in a weld...
• Re: Coolant pipe pics. Opinions needed!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:49:07 -0800
  ...re worth saving, I might even go crazy and order some POR-15 to > play > with! > > > Thanks! > > > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia...
• Re: So done with side cladding
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 22 May 2011 20:58:27 -0400
  ...I'm > doing the bottom rails including the jack points and trailing arm bolts in > Por-15 with a flat black topcoat. > > If anyone...
• Re: using JB WELD to fix small rust pinholes Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:20:06 -0500
  ...JB Weld and sanded it all down and painted it w/ POR 15 > (roger sizzlers favorite) and it held up great > > chris > roger, do...
• Re: Grill fix glue?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:29:11 -0700
  ...the product is POR 15..........which I bought in a body shop supply store ........a professional grade body shop supplies store, not just a...
• Re: POR Patch as a seam sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:08:45 EDT
  ...EXACTLY ! The ONLY way to stop seam rust forever is to clean the seams thoroughly, both sides, apply POR-15 according to the directions...
• Re: painting my Vanagon , need advise
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:06:35 +0200
  ...Need to pull the kitchen unit out and clean the whole thing there, then paint it with rust proofing POR 15 or the like...
• Re: Seam Rust & POR
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:53:18 -0800
  ...Repeat with POR15 metal ready and then POR 15 > paint ( any color you want to use). POR15 Porpatch is POR paint with a > filler...
• Re: ?'s On Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:32:58 -0700
  ...Then do some anti rust treatment, then do POR 15, twice, then do the seam sealer filling, then do the painting. All the while...
• Re: Sound Deadening - Dynamat or Something Else?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:55:56 -0400
  ...of stripping the entire floor down to bare metal to first por-15 underneath. Every once and a wile I get some water on...
• Re: Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:39:11 -0800
  ...htm) , showing all the > gory > details of the complete renovation and POR-15ing of my Westys > suspension, > steering and brakes. I have also put...
• Westy innards out and a no-rust rust question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:22:43 -0700
  ...I was anticipating having to use POR-15 to help control some rust but having found none and wanting to keep the van rust...
• Re: Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:51:50 +0000
  ...htm) , showing all the gory > > details of the complete renovation and POR-15ing of my Westys suspension, > > steering and brakes. I have also put...
• Dash back in place...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:16:05 -0700
  ...Most of the time was spent removing the washer nozzles and cleaning rust behind, applying POR-15 and re-installing. Other than that, no...
• Re: Slight Rust on Fuel Pressure Regulator; Will POR-15 Stop Rust Progress? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 21:36:07 -0700
  wow..spendy. I have half a dozen used ones probably. On 5/15/2012 6:05 PM, neil n wrote: > Haha. Ya. I'll...
• Re: Paint Code Help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:14:35 -0600
  ...discovered several spots of rust, so I decided > to to the POR 15 treatment. I drove home, forgetting to get the paint > code and...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:01:55 -0400
  ...ready for some protection! I've got the first coat of POR-15 on it. Gonna do a second coat soon, and prep it...
• Re: Painting the exhaust - High Temp - POR??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:07:47 -0400
  ...So the Aluminum sounds like it fits the bill but POR says to use regular POR-15 (as long as the parts don't...
• clutch lever has left the housing(Thank you. Thank you very much)
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 2 May 2006 07:42:20 -0700
  ...Now I can POR-15 my clutch slave cylinder mount. Nasty, rusty thing. --------------------------------- Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click...
• Re: Propane tank still wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:30:55 -0400
  ...three on the shelf that have been refurbished and coated with POR-15. $350 plus $100 S&H for one or come to BusFusion...
• Re: leaking in footwells
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:42:21 -0400
  ...kept complaining of wet feet, go figure ! I like to use POR-15 and Fiberglass matt to rebuild that lip rather than welding in...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:47:04 -0700
  ...the rust that was > behind the fridge and coated it with POR 15 and replaced the old insulation. So > now it's time to...
• Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:57:34 EDT
  ...So, have the tank tested for leaks, then if good, have it sandblasted then put two coats of POR-15 on it, re-install...
• Rear hatch window success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:14:35 -0400
  ...Then POR 15 two coats. Primer two coats, and two plus coats of my original auto paint I had in a can. We did...
• Re: ONE MAN only out of many
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:57:28 -0800
  What if you were to coat the neck of the part in POR-15 or epoxy enamel? Would that provide enough of an electrical...