What's LPS-1?

Todd
'88 Westy

Richie Chunda wrote:

>In a message dated 7/10/02 4:28:22 PM, blackburn@CODENET.NET writes:
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><< Does anyone know a good way to prevent seam rust before it happens. >>
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>Mike,
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>Here's my read on the subject:
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>1/ Don't bang up the van.  Even a minor fender bender will compromise the
>seam sealant and affect seams well away from the area of damage.
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>2/ If ever I bothered to wax my van, I would try to force as much paste wax
>as possible into the seams.  Sorta a carnuba putty, if you will.
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>3/ The most fastidious guy I know with the most pristine '84 ever to ply the
>salt encrusted byways of the Northeast year in and year out, does the
>following twice yearly:
>a/ Wash and dry the van.
>b/ Wipe it down with a liberal amount of mineral spirits.
>c/ Go over the seams methodically with LPS-1.
>d/ Wax the hell out of it with paste wax.
>
>This fellow is unusually particular.  How particular is he?  A couple of
>years ago he spent $5K (no typo, $5,000) for a new garage door for his modest
>bungalow.  He wanted something simpatico with the house, so he had an
>accordion door made up.  Nothing ornate, just 4 beautifully made sections
>each with raised panels and 6 lite glazing at the tops, painted a tasteful
>shade of gray, but made of solid mahogany!
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>After his weekly washing of the van, he also trickles LPS-1 into the seams.
>He's gotten quite good at it and, with the van sitting level, he can meter
>out just the right amount of LPS-1 so that hardly a drop drips from the
>bottom of the vertical seams.
>
>This regimen is not for me, but if you can endure the hassle, I can attest
>that it works.
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>Richie
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