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• Re: Fuel/gas tank question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:30:29 -0600
  ...However, when I put in a >> new tank, I used spray on undercoating on the entire exterior before >> mounting it. I just thought it...
• Kool Patch NOT White Koolseal
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 08:15:19 -0500
  ...Kool Patch is the product that is recommended (by the manufacturer and ME) for undercoating. Kool PATCH. Thick, black, rubberized, with fiberglass strands. I...
• Re: FS 89 Westy $7500 OBO !
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:24:22 -0500
  ...No RUST, rubber > undercoating still in place. She is Titian Red w/ grey stripe- man trans/ > ac/ power mirrors. Interior and exterior in excellent...
• Re: Was: Residual Fuel Pressure... Now: Dirt PIC
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 10:36:15 -0800
  ...You'll want > to remove the tanks to inspect them and replace the seals, and my tanks were > glued in with undercoating. > > Stuart > > -----Original...
• Re: Sound Deadening a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:52:04 -0700
  this fall i knocked off a bunch of the old factory undercoating and resprayed with a heavy rubberized type available from the FLAPS. also...
• Re: '56 Progress - front (mount)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:43:36 +0500
  ...them (acoustically speaking)... Carpeting wherever possible does the trick for most. Undercoating also helps a lot. You might try to somehow put some insulation...
• Re: Mounting an inverter.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:04:41 -0400
  ...there? Stainless nuts, bolts & washers? Should I spray the area in undercoating after installation? I have a great love for this van and am...
• 82 Vanagon for sale - New to list
  Historical mailing list - digest Ric Jablonski
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:32:00 EDT
  ...I spent a little time (a lot) under her this weekend and the undercoating is begining to peel off showing nice fresh paint. Interior...
• Re: Advice needed on '74 Custom Safare
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:11:08 -0500
  ...Stock orange paint job. - Repeats of no rust claims - "original factory undercoating, you can tell because the seams are not undercoated - orange paint shows...
• Joel made an attempt, but this one didn't _quite_ make it to the list, so
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 12 Sep 1994 17:29:32 -0500 (CDT)
  ...In fact, if you paint it over existing paint or undercoating, it may not hold if the paint its adhering to decides to bubble...
• Re: Dynamat install ?'s on front doors(long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Mon, 27 May 2002 12:28:22 -0500
  ...With this Syncro, I took a different approach and used spray on rubberized undercoating to replace the DynaMat. In the large panel areas I...
• Re: '85 VANAGON GL BARGAINS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Late braking
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:34:14 -0400
  ...for a measly $299.99! Still has remnants of the original undercoating > on it and actually has 26# of original GERMAN AIR in it...
• Where From & Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:58:25 -0600
  ...problems are usually either undercoated or kept in a heated garage. Undercoating, no matter how well initally applied, will eventually loosen due to vibration...
• Re: Jumpseat install questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 19:42:36 -0400
  ...Since welding the bottom plates and sockets will involve lots of heat, fire, and burning of undercoating, etc., you might consider bolts for that...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
  ...The next step is to remove all the undercoating on the two rod sections. I had undercoating applied about 20 years ago. I think...
• Demons IX
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 07:27:26 -0400
  ...I wanted to do an exploratory bit of test "trenching� into the undercoating where I thought the rust demons might be lurking. I prepared...
• Re: Aux. Wire/Battery Install Pics/Notes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:17:01 -0700
  ...Each side was covered with either > paint, and/or undercoating. > > Neil. > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 4:39 PM, mark drillock<mdrillock@cox...
• 1969 camper needs good home
  Historical mailing list - Christie Moritz
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 14:42:21 EST5EDT
  ...This bus is in pretty good shape -- we had the body completely restored in 1989, with rust-inhibiting undercoating, etc., before we moved to...
• '56 kombi update: shox, dmv
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 09:16:02 -0800 (PST)
  ...drive your 911 in the rain rather than get your new undercoating on the bus wet! Thom -- > Hi! I'm a .sig virus! Add...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:35:05 -0500
  ...Ziebart undercoating is a perfect example. The sales pitch goes something like "if you don't buy this expensive undercoating package your car body...
• Re: Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:57:01 -0800
  ...One bolt on the > bottom removes them, though they are often stuck to the wheel well by > undercoating. You'll need a heat gun...
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:12:35 -0500
  So, is he saying that you can paint Rustoleum rubberized undercoating? I never considered that. Larry A. On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11...
• Re: Gas leaking from filler tube - '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Sep 1994 17:55:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I then sprayed undercoating all over it...It stopped THAT leak. When I reassembled the magilla, and got fuel, the *same* symptoms as above...
• Re: more Rust solutions...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:02:24 -0400
  ...Kool Patch is recommended by the manufacturer (Kool Seal, Inc.) as an undercoating, and many restoration shops who have seen our van have concurred...
• Re: 85 Westy fuel tank change
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:57:19 -0500
  ...One recommendation I'd make is to degrease the outside of the tank and spray many coats of 3M rubber undercoating, or maybe Rhino...
• Propane Tank Refurb Results
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 13:33:53 -0400
  ...to coat the tank with something much more durable, like an undercoating or bed-liner material. You really can't see the tank, unless...
• Re: Reducing road noise in Westies... what works most effectively?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:15:30 -0700
  ...And > > I've heard that the undercoating spray some places > > will use to protect your > > car from rust can help reduce noise... > > > > > > > > > > > >First, thanks...
• '83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:09:54 -0700
  ...Exterior is California weathered, but not rusty, the undercoating is still there underneath, and the interior is in excellent condition. My biggest concern is...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:02:15 -0500
  ...The right > answer is to repair those areas then protect them with a good undercoating > that won't let oxygen (air) or moisture come...
• Type II's Forsale in Sacramento Area
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 20 Nov 94 11:05:15 PST
  ...no engine. $475 455-4708 BUS '60 4000 mi on rblt eng/transaxle/tires, all new wndws, new bucket seats & undercoating, $3000/ofr. 451...
• Re: Westy Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:31:56 -0400
  ...the produces you use.Personally,I would not use anything for undercoating,and out of a spray can, on the interior. Sound deadener on...
• Re: Dynamat install ?'s on front doors(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 27 May 2002 12:53:16 -0500
  ...Syncro, I took a different approach and used spray on rubberized >undercoating to replace the DynaMat. In the large panel areas I tossed in...
• Front Heater Blower opinions
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:46:13 -0400
  ...Sheet metal, suspension, and interior to follow as needed thereafter with one caveat, I'll be looking at any body work (epoxy primer, undercoating...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:35:45 -0800
  ...The next step is to remove all the undercoating on the two rod sections. I had undercoating applied about 20 years ago. I think...
• Re: Yellow road stripe removal
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:54:03 -0400
  ...I don't > really care about underneath as I can just spray on some black undercoating > to cover it up. > > paint thinner/mineral spirits...
• Re: New HEY!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 15:05:23 PDT
  ...In fact, if you paint it over existing paint or undercoating, it may not hold if the paint its adhering to decides to bubble...
• Re: Pop Top Finish
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:14:50 -0700
  ...if you have an undercoating gun. The neat part is it doesn't require all the prep! After 3 days sanding our top with...
• Re: Rust Prevention Service - ziebart.com/penetr_oil
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:36:43 -0700
  ...it oiled preventing oxidation to the metal. >>> >>> The also offer a undercoating like that of a truck bed lining to be >>> sprayed underneath. The...
• Re: HELP!!! Changing coolant pipes under a diesel westy...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 07:40:10 -0800
  ...GOing out on a limb here, but I bet that many pipes rust from the outside in, after the proctive paint/undercoating is lost...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
  ...The next step is to > remove all the undercoating on the two rod sections. I had undercoating > applied about 20 years ago. I think...
• Our Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:02:05 -0400
  ...off part of the van's side molding, took off the undercoating that covered various parts adjacent to the wheelwell, and the tire so...
• Fwd: Afternoon of progress
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:17:22 -0700
  ...bottom of your door/pillar cavities are left open after your undercoating to ensure that water doesn't collect and rust start. I chose...
• Ah, Spring....Rust Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon and Corinne Janow
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:50:24 -0800
  ...Paint worn away by grit, etc.? Again, no problem; maybe add a layer of undercoating before the topcoat. But, a rust perforation from standing...
• Re: Help! Saga of the leaky gas tank continues
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 17:56:11 -0500
  ...A small gas leak can wash away the undercoating and then the rust starts up on top of the tank. Larry A.
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:46:57 EDT
  ...Use rubberized undercoating to put back the floor insulation. See photos here of one I did. _http://picasaweb.google.ca/FCondelli/VanagonBodyRepairBobRoach#_ (http://picasaweb...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:35:08 -0800
  ...The next step is to remove all the undercoating on the two rod sections. I had undercoating applied about 20 years ago. I think...
• van noise
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:26:34 EST
  ...Whenever I have an interior panel off for any reason, I spray heavily with undercoating on the back surface of the exterior sheet metal...
• Re: Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:50:43 EDT
  ...cans of polyurethane expansion foam sealant >Four gallons of "Kool Patch" undercoating >Two rolls of JCWhitney's "Sound and Heat Insulation used by NASA...
• Re: Advice needed on '74 Custom Safare
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chanin
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 20:17:52 -0800
  ...excellent - all cylinders between 140 & 150" >- Minor rust around windows, repaired >- Undercoating in good shape >- Mechanically sound >- 90% to 95% restored, according to him...
• Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:31:11 -0400
  ...Spray foam and spray undercoating are out for the same reason. The Dynamat sounds like it has worked for people and no one mentioned...
• Re: Rust proofing-Yes or No (long?)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 19:16:37 -0400
  ...This will keep water and salt off your metal, and keep your original undercoating from drying out and flaking off. Further, you will notice...
• Re: Titles FS... was: Re: FS: '85 Westy Weekender $450. I GOT A '85 TITLE!!
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:30:58 -0700
  ...plus how many > inspection stations go scraping all the undercoating > off your vehicle to look > for another VIN if youve got a perfectly legible...
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:15:44 -0700
  ...On 1/27/2015 10:12 AM, Larry Alofs wrote: > So, is he saying that you can paint Rustoleum rubberized undercoating? > I never considered...
• Re: Fuel Sender Question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:09:39 -0800
  ...But if you have seam rust below the filler nozzle, then plan to spend a weekend, allowing time to scrape undercoating behind the filler...
• Re: Fuel/gas tank question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:07:52 -0500
  ...However, when I > put in a new tank, I used spray on undercoating on the entire > exterior before mounting it. I just thought it...
• Re: stripping the undercarriage
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:24:38 -0700
  ...dirt, loose rust, and the old, crackled, >layer of tar-based undercoating. > >Well, with a plastic scraper, a screwdriver, and a wire-brush, it...
• Re: Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:09:33 -0800
  ...Drying lock cylinders in case you didn't > tape them over. > Undercoating specification/warning/instructions. > Oil grades vs. ambient temperatures. > Oil filling instructions, including...
• Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:46:15 -0700
  ...Another option to consider that works well is spraying the panel with rubberized undercoating. I did this on my 850 Spider on the engine...
• Re: Mounting an inverter.
  Historical mailing list - DW
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:21:39 -0700
  ...there? Stainless > nuts, > bolts & washers? Should I spray the area in undercoating after > installation? > I have a great love for this van and am...
• Syncro Fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:17:43 -0500
  ...Cleaning and undercoating the entire fuel tank area for weather and sound isolation. Can't imagine the originals going much longer after 27 years...