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• Re: Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:02:37 -0700
  ...it will STOP the seam rust. I have seen EXCELLENT (every treatment possible) repainted seams but the rust returns because short of cutting out...
• Re: I fix vanagon seam rust day in day out
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:58:46 -0500
  ...I have seen tons of seam rust start from the cracked sealant in seams. The water hangs in those cracks and starts the rusting...
• Re: Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 12:21:38 -0400
  ...it will STOP the seam rust. I have seen EXCELLENT (every treatment possible) repainted seams but the rust returns because short of cutting out...
• Body Seam Filler
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:06:23 PDT
  ...I like to go around and >scrape >out all this body seam filler stuff, clean up the seam rust, neutralise the >rust, prime the...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 12:51:41 -0300
  Brett, After you have treated the rust (from behind as well the front; injecting a rust converted neutralizer into the seam, etc.) and primed...
• Re: 86 Vanagon Camper price
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:32:01 -0400
  Brent Christensen wrote: > Ahhh - I have no rust, (my paint is in really good shape), but I am starting > to see touches of seam...
• Body Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 09:14:11 -0400
  I've got a few areas that have minor body seam rust and two areas that have significant body seam rust. Where the rust...
• Seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 08:14:59 -0400
  All, Is there a proactive way to nip seam rust in the bud? While washing my 91 GL, I notice that the seam sealer...
• Seam Rustin
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:01:07 -0400
  Hey its summertime and I cant think of anything I'd rather do than fix the seam rust on my Syncro!! I took off...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:34:19 -0700
  Krown.com anti rust oil. available in canada. Stoped my van's seam rust dead in its tracks. Wont fix it, but the seam...
• Re: Seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:55:09 EDT
  ...Another thing he does, which may be the key to seam rust prevention, is to spray LPS-1 into all the seams after he...
• Re: Seam Rust Removers
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:39:55 -0700
  Seam rust is IN! the seam and can't be fixed without taking the seam apart IMHO. Fixing the outside, visible rust, will last...
• Re: Best tool for fixing seem rust? anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:12:18 -0400
  When your finished fixing the seam rust on the outside, I would have a look on the inside of the panels where the rust...
• Re: vana 86 Vanagon Camper price
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 07:52:57 EDT
  ...I like to go around and scrape out all this body seam filler stuff, clean up the seam rust, neutralise the rust, prime the...
• Re: Seam rust on Vanagon I'm looking to buy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 10:30:24 -0400
  Seam rust can be terrible. I'm almost done replacing 10 panels on a van that didn't look very rusty.... That van pictured...
• Re: left lower seem rust!
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:45:19 -0500
  The seams don't rust until the seam sealer cracks. No cracks, no rust. If you see a crack in the seams fill it...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:06:53 +1200
  ...To cure seam rust you'd have to OPEN the seam and scrape it out, then put some rust-converter on it (and as...
• Re: Body Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:41:13 -0400
  Markus Benne wrote: > > I've got a few areas that have minor body seam rust and two areas that > have significant body seam rust...
• rusty seam treatment, 85
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 1997 13:36:12 -0500 (EST)
  I, too have found the nasty rust forming is some of my seams this spring. I then read the archives and have considered my...
• seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 07:49:31 -0700
  ...Is there a better way of handling the seams to keep it from rusting as long as possible? Anti-rust compounds? Special seam sealer...
• Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:53:56 -0700
  Is there any way to deal with seam rust other than taking it apart, removing the rust, replacing the lost metal and putting it...
• Re: Seam rust on Vanagon I'm looking to buy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 07:30:15 -0700
  the seam rust on those particular areas can be a problem. At least 3 panels join in that area and the rust can be...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:37:59 -0700
  ...Covering up the seam rust will not stop the rust. The van's seams continue to rust in behind the sealant. BTDT. M __________________________________ Do...
• Re: seam rust, how to prevent?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:22:18 -0400
  My seam rust started from the rear of the rear wheel wells, it rusted through there first, into the inside of the panels, before...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:32:57 -0700
  ...I am planning on just priming and painting the seam. > > Is there a better way of handling the seams to keep it from rusting...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:46:54 -0700
  > Covering up the seam rust will not stop the rust. The van's > seams continue to rust in behind the > sealant. BTDT. M I...
• Re: getting seam rust repaired
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:38:46 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/gerry2.htm Understand one thing, seam rust as no real answer unless you replace the seam. But in some ways...
• seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:34:36 -0500
  With all this seam rust conversation, what exactly is seam sealer? Exactly?? Why can't I use a marine grade silicone sealer, or any...
• Seam Rust '87 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 22:52:00 -0500
  Since the seam rust thread is hot lately...I had my '87 Westfalia repainted last spring and hardly three months expired before signs of...
• Re: Link to seam rust fix
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:11:27 -0500
  On Dec 30, 2007 4:42 PM, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote: > Anyone out there have a quickie link to seam rust fix...
• Vanagon Body Construction
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 07:12:55 -0500
  ...My '84 has light seam rust in a couple of places, and I know from experience light rust at the surface usually indicates much...
• Re: adding a seam rust to my homepage for others feeling rust pain
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:24:32 -0400
  ...The westy driver seam ,rusts from the inside , out. Bumper end caps , when hit in a parkinglot, will crack the seam sealer. the rust...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:25:09 -0800
  ...It would seam to me that welding panels would alter the adjacent metal structure and make that section more prone to rust..... I am...
• Repair of rust in body panel seams?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:13:00 -0400 (EDT)
  In a couple of spots on my 87 vanagon, there is rust developing in the vertical seams joining body panels. How deep are these...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:04:07 -0800
  ...Re: '90 syncro with seam rust Isn't it true that if you completely seal off rust it can no longer progress? So if...
• Re: used propane tank for sale
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:14:04 -0700
  If I had a tank like yours with rust starting on the seams, I'd put 'rust converter' on the seams right now. m2cw...
• Seam Rust Photo Website
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:18:28 -0400
  Years ago I ran across a website done by a listee that photographically detailed the ugliness behind his rusty body seam on his vanagon...
• Re: left lower seem rust!
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 01:09:17 -0800
  ...Except for 1 12 inch section of > seam, > which is beginning to rust. At the cracked seam. > Now the question, what do you replace...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:01:31 -0300
  Brett, Let it convert the rust and dry thoroughly. I would not rinse as you do not want to put moisture in the seams...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:38:31 -0700
  ...I found a store not too far away that sells Rust Mort. After you inject it into the seams, do you rinse it off...
• Re: Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:33:59 -0700
  ...it will STOP the seam rust. I have seen > EXCELLENT (every treatment possible) repainted seams > but the rust returns because short of cutting out...
• Re: What is the "end all and be all" answer to rust?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:42:24 -0700
  ...Canada's own is www.KROWN.COM Krown has stopped the seam rust in my van. Clean the seams as best you can, put...
• repairing seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 19 May 2001 18:52:57 -0400
  is there anywhere on the web that outlines how to repair seam rust on Vanagons??? I was thinking of sandblasting the rust off and...
• Re: Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:32:33 -0500
  Larry, Here's a link to Chris's thoughts on seam rust. http://www.vanagonauts.com/Idiot-s-guide-to-seam-rust-repair180.htm...
• Re: Seam leaks
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Dec 2014 14:27:59 -0400
  Rust can start at the back of the seam where the metal has less protection - only primer (maybe) and, if water has leaked through...
• sawz-all the seams out!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:18:32 -0500
  Has anybody ever tried treating rusted seams from the inside? (where the water starts the problem) I have not had a look but it...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:49:25 -0700
  ...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: idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please read
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:15:38 -0800
  ...idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please read > ive been listening to people give their ideas about dealing with the seam > rust...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:28:08 -0400
  ...Eric Rob wrote: > Is there any way to deal with seam rust other than taking it apart, > removing the rust, replacing the lost metal...
• Re: sawz-all the seams out!
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:03:48 -0500
  >Has anybody ever tried treating rusted seams from the inside? (where the >water starts the problem) >I have not had a look but it...
• idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please read
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:57:17 EST
  ive been listening to people give their ideas about dealing with the seam rust.. some good, some bad. if the metal is thin, perforated...
• Re: POR-15 and seams
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:27:30 EDT
  ...seam rust behind rear wheels- this seam rust comes from inside the rear wheel wells at the rear seams..again, its from factory seam...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:33:40 -0700
  ...Seam rust? Is there any way to deal with seam rust other than taking it apart, removing the rust, replacing the lost metal and...
• Re: getting seam rust repaired
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:02:36 -0400
  ...But in some ways, a seam can't be replace :-) > > Seam rust start from the inside first and make is way out, so when...
• Re: left lower seem rust!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:18:04 +0000
  ...Except for 1 12 inch section of >>seam, >>which is beginning to rust. At the cracked seam. >> Now the question, what do you replace...
• Re: Best tool for fixing seem rust? anyone?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:17:58 EDT
  ...Hey all, Need to address a bit of seam rust before winter comes... when removing the old seam sealer and the rust.. is a...
• Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 22:47:54 -0400
  I started working on fixing some seam rust today (the long horizontal seam at the bottom of the driver's side) and found a...
• Seam Rust (Was RE: Westy Vent cap??? where to get.)
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:00:02 -0700
  ...is very rusty along the seam between the upper and > lower side panels. I first thought this might be caused by > overflow from Congratulations...
• Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Steve Mozurkewich
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:44:05 -0700
  How does one prevent and fix seam rust. I have an 89 westy with minor bubble type rust showing up. And I live in...
• RE: Rust on seams
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 May 97 22:55:59 UT
  ...Rust on seams Today I had take a look over two seams that seems to have some rust under paint. It seems that either...