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• Re: Seeking advice for fixing many small rust spots
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:09:21 -0400
  ...The seams are another matter. Got to gouge, gouge, gouge that seam caulk and grind away at the rust. What a mess you will...
• Westy for sale CR
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 21 May 2007 16:24:30 -0400
  ...Not mine but may be a good price if that's not seam rust I see and the interior isn't crapped out. Bryan
• Body and Paint
  Historical mailing list - Don Thompson
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:08:57 -0400
  Some mention has been made on this list in the past about "typical seam rust" on vanagons and ev's. My 93 GL is...
• rust removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:07:25 -0500
  Hello, My 80 Westy's got a ton of rust. It's mainly around the seams between the panels. The rain gutter's completely...
• Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 21:03:21 -0800
  ...SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:24:33 EST > >In a message dated 3/29...
• Things I have learned on taking out the cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:53:50 -0500
  ...I saw some rust on the seam below the outlets and worried that the condensation had gotten to it. I took out the 'fridge...
• Re: Replacing the LP tank - part 1
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 13:48:39 -0500
  ...This insulation wicks the water and contacts the seam many inches away.Rust city! Get new gaskets for the utility hookups(bus depot $2...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - juju34
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 13:51:16 +0000
  try using 3M brand 5200 sealant, but only after you have cleaned the rust,then apply, self-etching primer, then the 5200, it's...
• Re: Rust removal.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:44:17 EDT
  ...is it rust spots from stone chips? rust spots from paint wearing off from the bra being on there? seam rust behind front bumper...
• Re: Vanagon in a car wash
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:30:25 -0400
  ...There is a horizontal shelf in behind the rear tail-lights that will hold water and promote rust out the shelf and seam rust...
• Windshield de-icer in a can?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 08:38:05 -0800
  Does the stuff promote seam rust? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San...
• Re: CL: 1987 Poptop in Modesto for $3700
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:57:59 -0700
  ...wrote: > Yeah, how does a California Weekender get that kind of seam rust? No > openings in the side to allow the rain in. Very...
• new paint job/rust
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:36:05 -0600
  ...Also read on the list a question regarding seam rust. Seam is in front of rear wheel about half way up the body, very...
• Re: Horizontal Rust Seam behind fridge/Stove
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 02:58:35 EDT
  ...Anyone have any views on what do do about the horizontal rust seem that seems fairly common on some westy vans that I've...
• Re: propane tank R&R, comments needed...
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:57:05 -0600
  ...Additionally it has caused rust down below that is getting under the lower seam and there is some swelling at the seam where the...
• Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 06:02:18 -0600
  ...SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:24:33 EST In a message dated 3/29...
• Ever use POR-15 paint?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:54:50 -0800
  Ive just dremeled out a couple rusty seams and applied 3 coats of POR-15 paint. It dries hard and shiny. Problem is how...
• Temp covering for body panel rust rot
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 2 May 2012 14:39:59 +0000
  ...t believe it's been a year already) has some significant seam rust in the usual places. The driver rocker panel from wheel to...
• Re: Rust Prevention Service - ziebart.com/penetr_oil
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:31:14 -0700
  ...Special treatment for > used vehicles too. > Underbody sealants resist abrasion & rust. > Upperbody sealants penetrate seams and joints, prevent sheet metal > rusting. > Annual maintenance & respray...
• Re: rust repair ..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:43:53 EDT
  ...Seam rust is repaired by first thoroughly cleaning out the seams of ALL caulking and loose rust. Interior panels where water is collection must...
• Re: Body & Fender Resource Needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:31:40 EST
  ...i guarantee the seams around a replaced panel will rust out quicker than if you had left the original panel in place, and just...
• Re: new member--85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:38:12 -0500
  ...I also have an '85 Westy, and am blessed with the seam rust. > Will be interested to hear what others have to say about...
• Re: Rusty seams
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 19:54:06 +0000
  ...Harry. > Procedure for dealing with seam rust in Vanagons. > > After cleaning, reaming, scaping, filing, expropriating, What Do You Do > Next? What kind of crud...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:40:40 EST
  ...Message ----- > >From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > > > >>The rust inhibitor is phosphoric acid that converts rust to iron > >oxide. > > > > Hi All, I have a...
• Re: Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good... Amended with new info.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:37:29 -0500
  On 1/6/06, robertmstewart <robertmstewart@mac.com> wrote: > > So I was looking the rust that is creeping slowly into the seam points on...
• Re: Seam rust/ Corrosion X
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:42:34 -0700
  Has anyone every tried a product called Corrosion X on their seams? I read and article once that said it was used to stop...
• Re: Strange rust spot on 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:10:12 EDT
  ...It rusted at the > point where the nut was first then it started rusting down this seam. You > have to pull up the piece...
• Re: westy rust redux
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:50:34 -0500
  At 01:21 AM 2/4/2001, phil stanhope wrote: >I am using POR-15 rust paint on all my seams after sand blasting...
• 86 SINGLECAB TRANSPORTER PICKUP SYNCRO FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Andre Poirier
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:36:08 -0400
  86 singlecab transporter pickup syncro for sale.red paint,many new parts,locking differential,115k miles.Some seam rust.No leaks. Mechanically sound. $6...
• CorrosionX, http://www.corrosionx.com/
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:04:17 -500
  ...I am thinking of giving it a try to slow seam rust until I decide what to do. Enjoy, Ezra '88 Westy '86 944
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:25:03 -0700
  To clarify further, in my case, some months after applying the Fluid Film, I tackled the seam work in the middle of January or...
• undercoating body work
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:22:05 -0700
  I recently had some body work done to address seam rust, vertical behind the driver's door and horizontal on the rocker seam. Pulled...
• Newbie with a rust question and looking for FAQ
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:27:28 -0500
  Hello, I'm looking to purchase this '91 Carat and it has rust along the seam right behind the drivers side door. Not a...
• Re: tip to keep your vanagon's hatch from rusting out at the bottom...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 11:22:57 +1200
  ...Drains won't STOP rust in tailgate seams, but it will slow the initiation down. I would suggest flushing the interior of the tailgate...
• FS: '85 Westfalia GL, $4250 (Pa.)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Oct 1996 12:33:19
  ...However, there is the typical slight surface rust along the seams, and along one seam the rust has spread out about 2-3" on...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:43:50 -0700
  ...I just said that iron oxide is rust. Phosphoric acid actually works by removing the iron oxide (rust). Bill in the Southwest ----- Original Message...
• westy rust
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:02:21 -0800
  ...he mailed me with this line in the body of his discussion: "shows some seam rust from back of drivers wheel to front of...
• Rusting Transmission Housing
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:00:45 -0500
  ...The rust really seems bad, though, kind a flaking off chunks. There is very minor body rust; usual seam and rear panel. This is...
• Re: Re; Body Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:20:40 EDT
  ...the seam. If it's too thick, thin it with some lacquer thinner or toluene. The bare metal will continue to rust even behind...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 09:02:20 -0700
  ...Good luck! Stephen --- Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote: > Our '83 westy has very little seam rust as seen from > the outside, but...
• Re: need advice on how to pull sliding door cover off and not ruin paint or cover
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:30:56 -0400
  thanks to everyone I got it off this weekend, and found more seam rust behind the panel...POR-15 works wonders ...thanks everyone
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:41:34 -0700
  ...But I have stopped the rust and I will get around to prettying it up someday. The thing is, I scratch the heck out...
• Re: Looking for info from up north of TN
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 10:30:39 -0400
  ...IMO a rusty underside is far worse than seam rust. Rob
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:24:23 -0400
  ...you west coasters are scared of seam rust.. seam rust is > nothing... > every vanagon has seam rust.. im talking rust HOLES.. > i parted out...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro double-cab tranny woes story
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:22:56 -0300
  ...not washed later, this is waaaay worse than my rusty trans on which seams are eaten in, clutch shaft bearing half gone, shift linkage...
• Re: Removing Frig/Cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:37:28 -0600
  ...If you have ANY rust on the exterior horizontal seam, below the kitchen utility ports, above the propane tank, then you have internal panel...
• Re: Source for driver's side body repair panel?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:08:43 EDT
  ...The rust is confined to just > the > >lower seam right now and I would like to stop it right there as the rest > of...
• Re: seam rust, how to prevent?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:02:10 -0600
  ...I once filled welded body seams on a pickup truck cab where the factory elected to leave an externally visible seam. The next winter...
• Re: SOund/heat insulation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:26:51 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Seal the cavity as tightly as possible, if you need to overlap pieces duct tape the seams. This is important unless you like rust...
• Re: Rust around windows - advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:33:03 -0500
  ...Better solutions were urethane sealant (glass shops+NAPA sell it) or seam sealer (body shops supplier). Anyone agree or disagree?
• Two vans for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 00:23:54 -0400
  1986, one Syncro Westy at $6500, rusty seams but good otherwise and restorable; one Adventurewagen at $6500, 2WD, good condition, 114K miles. Located an...
• Water/AC connection plate gaskets-Any cheaper alternatives? "Millenium Falcon" 84' all brown Rustfalia/Wolfy GL "Sh*thawk" 8100 AV PPC 100Mhz B+W G3 450 MHz 256mg ram
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:07:42 -0800
  ...reason that driver side seam gets so rusty. Phil 84' all white Westfalia "Millenium Falcon" 84' all brown Rustfalia/Wolfy GL "Sh*thawk" __________________________________________________ Do...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:54:45 EST
  ...This stopped the > seam rust dead in its tracks. M Hi Folks, All new cars are given the option of this treatment! I wont...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:23:54 -0500
  ...I just said that iron > oxide is rust. Phosphoric > acid actually works by removing the iron oxide (rust).
• Re: Seam Sealant - What Brand is best? What is the best
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:14:30 EDT
  ...OEM sealant? I don't have rust, but I would like to repair a couple of > seams that have cracks in the sealant. I...
• Good deal on a TDi (ALH) Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 07:33:35 -0300
  ...Minor dent and a little seam rust. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?utm_medium=email&adId=1078011536
• pickup for sale
  Historical mailing list - Andre Poirier
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 19:16:43 -0400
  ...good motor no leak,a lot of new parts.a little rust seams,programmable gaz heater.asking $10,000 cnd . Andr� 450-539-3759
• syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - gary domestico
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:40:27 -0500
  ...gl, 5 speed wdiff lock, trailer hitch, just minor seam rust. 4900.00 firm. rockland, me 207-594-0983 gary@midcoast.com
• Syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - gary domestico
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:42:48 -0500
  ...gl, 5 speed wdiff lock, trailer hitch, just minor seam rust. 4500.00 firm. rockland, me 207-594-0983 gary@midcoast.com
• Re: what's my Westy worth??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:36:22 -0400
  ...I think your van, if it has NO SEAM RUST should go for about $9000.00 - $11,000. It's not a TIICO, It...