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Subject:Re: sawz-all the seams out!
From:wb6otg
Date: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 SEAMS to me thats where to solve the problem
>permanently. Becouse eventually it will happen to YOU too.

>Im advocating(from inside) :
>1. ripping interior out
>2. dremel out rusted seams
>3. treat metal with rust converter
>4. Fiberglassing/or maybe using tar/flexible agent to coat it
>(where the water gets at it)

I did this to my westy, on the horizontal seam below the water connections.  Give me a few years to see if it worked.

Bill

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