Hi all

This is another question from a new westy owner.

My 1981 van has a little bit of rust on the junction of the side body 
panels over the propane gaz tank and over the rear wheel (conductor 
side). The guy at the body shop said that he could fix it but the 
paint would start to bubble again in 4-5 years because it is a design 
problem. He propose to sand blast it to clean the rust as far as 
possible and then paint it.

Is this a well known problem on Vanagons? Is there anybody around 
Vancouver B.C. that you would  recommend to do that kind of job? The 
guy is asking quite a lot to do it (between 600-1000$ CAN... well to 
me it's a lot!) but he offers a one year warranty. I want to have it 
fixed since this van is the realization of a old dream (like most of 
you guys I guess!) and I don't want to let it go.

Also I found a guy that is specialized in boat restoration. This 
weekend he will restore the inside of my van (all the crappy kind of 
wallpaper that is ripping apart the walls and of the roof over the 
front seats). I have seen the replacement material and some pictures 
of the sailboats he has done. From his opinion the van interior will 
look brand new after a day of work... I believe him. Anyway I will 
post my comments on the job and maybe some pictures as soon as it is 
done.

Thank's for the help

Fran�ois
Fran�ois V�zina M.Sc.

Department of Biological Sciences
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC.
V5A 1S6

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