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Re: Seam Rust
Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
Sun, 2 Aug 1998 11:51:25 -0500
...Guaranteed this is the source of your rust problem. -steve- > > I started working on fixing some seam rust today (the long horizontal > seam at...
Re: Simply Stunning....
Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:40:02 -0600
...They had surface spots--measles--but not seam rust. The water boxers had good surface paint, never the measles, but they had seam rust...
Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:55:26 -0800
...I guess my point is this; even with what appeared to be a rust free seam, I ended up finding signs of rust. FWIW...
Re: Seam Rust Photo Website
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:31:35 -0400
...Is there anyone who can help me find this site again? We are getting ready to repair the rusty seam on our 85 Westy...
seam rust (seam sealer)
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 18:47:12 -0400
Hi all, I'm repairing the rusty seams this week. Does anyone have any first hand experience with seam sealer? I would like to...
Re: seam rust
Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:26:27 -0400
hi Volks I just tackled the seam rust demon last weekend, and tried to do a really good, long-term job though I am...
Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 12:20:13 -0500
George, Amazing! I "Googled" for seam rust and didn't get this site. A picture truly is worth a thousand words...now I think...
RE: Rust in seams
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 28 May 1996 12:09:00 -0700 (PDT)
...I have rust >showing in some of the seams. One said he would repaint the rust >areas for $1200. Two others say its a...
Re: paint&seam rust
Historical mailing list - Dieter Thiessen
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 01:31:23 EST
I really don't have any seam rust, but I thought they should be redone now, while being repainted to avoid rust problems later...
Re: POR Patch as a seam sealer?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:44:19 -0400
If you have seam rust and clean it and apply this or any other product only to the outside, the repair will be very...
Re: Windshield de-icer in a can?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:35:26 -0800
Stupid, stupid seam rust. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano...
adding a seam rust to my homepage for others feeling rust pain
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Sun, 5 Jun 2005 20:57:47 -0400
I'm going to be using POR-15 on my Westy's seam rust and I have been taking pictures of the progress http...
Eurovan seam rust.. was:Re: Hatch mosquito net
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:29:54 EST
...have worse seam rust problems than the vanagon... > >chris > > You mean it could be worse??!!...... > > yea...i've seen some pretty rusty eurovans, most...
Seam Rust Removers
Historical mailing list - Peter Linsley
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:09:06 -0700
Any tips on folk who can do a good fixup job on seam rust in the Bay Area? I've got a couple of...
Re: Vanagon autobody question
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:21:26 -0700
...So a leader told me. > > To cure seam rust you'd have to OPEN the seam and scrape it out, then > put some rust...
Re: Rust Project
Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:09:39 -0400
Rich, I had seam rust at the same location. I sanded down to bare metal along the entire seam, picked the seam clean and...
Re: seam rust
Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 08:11:27 -0500
You must remember that the seam rust starts from the inside from the caulk/sealant between seams drying out and cracking. This is especially...
Re: Good deal on a TDi (ALH) Westy
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 7 Jun 2015 12:25:00 -0300
David, Here in the Maritimes that would be considered "not bad" to "average" seam rust ... I am a bit surprised to see that much...
Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:53:27 -0400
...body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation > > I'm getting der gulden luvwagen ready to sell and looking at what seams > (sic) to be...
Need heavy rust repair tips(seams again)
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 05:58:10 -0800
...I have a rusted seam on the side of a vanagon below Flue vent (bottom seam next to LP tank) that is big enough...
access to back of seam above propane tank?
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:03:07 -0400
Hey folks, I've been fixing all the minor seam rust on my westy this summer, and my next project is the seam on...
Re: Lots of talk about Rust...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:50:12 EDT
...this is why that rear horizontal seam rusts. also, get a flashlight, lay on your back under the rear wheel wells, and poke around...
Re: POR15 discounted at The Bus Depot
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:40:45 -0400
...Krown (anti-rust) rust protection store and buy some of their anti-rust oil. I spay it in all of the seams (often in...
Seam rust
Historical mailing list - Harry Mueller
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:25:24 -0500
Hi Gang, I've noticed several requests for info on how to handle rust, more specifically, seam rust. I've got significant seam rust...
Re: Weld 'em, was: Body Seam Rust (long)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:15:45 -0700
...Body Seam Rust (long) > back in the day, i know of folks that used to lead the seams so they would > look smooth! (OK...
Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:21:25 -0800
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '90 syncro with seam rust Nothing unusual about having it and I'm figuring out the best way of...
Re: Vanagon Seams
Historical mailing list - No Name Available
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:47:57 EST
...Mine was completely rusted in two. Next Spray the seam with those chemicals that neutralize the rust. Spray three times, three different days. Spray...
seam rust under dash and near antenna
Historical mailing list - Greg S
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:25:28 -0400
Hi list, I have my dash off to replace the blower motor and I found some seam rust on the antenna side. I think...
Re: Seem Rust
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:27:02 -0500
...Apply it to the seam, rub on the affected area with a rag, and it will remove some of the rust stain , and because...
Re: seam rust
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:12:05 -0300
...Is this > really a good idea to use? Does anyone have experience with using rust > converter and not using rust converter on seams for...
Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:25:16 -0800
...RE: '90 syncro with seam rust As others have said, this rust is also on the inside between the spot welded flanges. Covering this...
Re: seam rust
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Sun, 14 Sep 2014 07:43:02 -0700
...Take areas of concern to bare metal, clean out body seam, feather paint edges. (done) Inject Rust Mort into seam and let dry. (should...
Re: sawz-all the seams out!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:57:53 +1200
For rust removal you really do need to get rid of all the rusty metal. This means cutting it out and welding-in (seam...
Re: seam rust (seam sealer)
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:36:28 -0400
...A few more years and I'll know for sure! > I'm repairing the rusty seams this week. Does anyone have any >first hand...
Best tool for fixing seem rust? anyone?
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:30:43 -0400
Hey all, Need to address a bit of seam rust before winter comes... when removing the old seam sealer and the rust.. is a...
Preventing Seam Rust
Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:25:50 -0600
...Does anyone know a good way to prevent seam rust before it happens. I got pretty lucky and found a van without the rust...
Rust on seams
Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
Sun, 04 May 97 22:15:39 -0400
Today I had take a look over two seams that seems to have some rust under paint. It seems that either VW or someone...
Re: seam rust
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:01:24 -0300
...You can't expect to get all the rust out of the seams. A majority of the seam rust starts from the inside of...
Re: Rust Project
Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:01:45 -0400
For pics of what seam rust looks like from the inside p-mail me. A little on the outside most likely means a lot...
Rusting seams and other hard to fix rust problems.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Mar 96 15:31:58 EST
vw85westy@aol.com wrote: > I am assessing the future of the bus, and want to know what to think of > emerging rust along seam...
Re: Seams
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:03:53 -0400
"Rust never sleep?" We will see! I just finished sandblasting the Seam rust off my Van. Then I used chemical rust inhibiters on all...
Link to seam rust fix
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:42:24 -0600
Anyone out there have a quickie link to seam rust fix; like how much POR to order, how much of their putty to do...
Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:43:10 EST
Hi All, Does anyone know if there is a repair panel available, for the behind the drivers side rocker seam rust problem? JC...
Seam rust
Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:35:14 -0400
I'm looking at a '84 Westy and it has the beginnings of some rust along one of the seams. There's no rust...
Re: seam sealer
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:57:08 +0000
...I couldn't tell the difference, and neither could the seams! :-) Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > With all this seam rust conversation, what exactly is...
Re: Windshield de-icer in a can?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:22:23 -0800
Psssst...mentioning seam rust promotes seam rust. � Stephen --- On Thu, 1/7/10, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: Rocket J...
Re: Hatch mosquito net
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:20:40 -0500
>also they seem to have worse seam rust problems than the vanagon... >chris You mean it could be worse??!!...... Doug Alcock '84 Westy --- with...
Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:41:35 +0000
...RE: '90 syncro with seam rust As others have said, this rust is also on the inside between the spot welded flanges. Covering this...
Rocker Panel / Seam Rust
Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:30:53 -0600
[multipart/alternative] Any opinions as to whether the rust shown on the seam is likely to be too far gone to recover i.e...
Rust not want not
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:40:04 PDT
...The seam rust will show through but the rust rot is stopped as long as the seams have anti rust oil in them. ________________________________________________________________________ Get...
Re: All of this talk about seam rust
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:31:45 -0800
...All of this talk about seam rust Hi All, So all of this talk about seam rust has made me go evaluate how things...
getting seam rust repaired
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:34:19 -0230
Hi all, Poor Matilda, one month of winter in Newfoundland and her incipient seam rust is erupting. Paint has started to flake off just...
Re: Is Seam Rust Futile?
Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:40:19 +0100
Brett wrote: > > I have a 90 Vanagon and it has seam rust at the drivers side just below the back of the door. The...
Re: What is the "end all and be all" answer to rust?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:05:31 -0400
...Canada's own is www.KROWN.COM > > Krown has stopped the seam rust in my van. Clean the seams as best you can, put...
Re: Rust Repairs
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:13:31 EST
...All rusted areas and seams need to be cleaned properly. The lower seams which usually have the rusting problem need to be cleaned of...
Is Seam Rust Futile?
Historical mailing list - HOTZE, BRETT C [AG/1000]
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:00:37 -0500
I have a 90 Vanagon and it has seam rust at the drivers side just below the back of the door. The rust has...
vanagon seam rust
Historical mailing list
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:53:21 -0500
all vanagon seam rust comes from BEHIND. you can spend hours and days treating and sealing the area from outside but it will ALAWAYS...
Re: Link to seam rust fix
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:06:59 EST
...Any tips to make this easier on a 90 GL? > > ALL seam rust comes from behind. making it pretty again on the outside is...
Re: seam sealer
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:36:12 -0500
On 11/21/2012 10:34 AM, ed donnen wrote: > With all this seam rust conversation, what exactly is seam sealer? > Exactly?? Why can...
Re: Body Shop in Seattle
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:20:14 -0500
Seam rust can occur several feet from the impact area. You cannot see this now, but is a couple of years it will show...