"I've got my cabinets out,
>and the rust in the side panel, just behind the drivers door, in my 85 is
>worse than I had thought!
>The reinforcement bar is almost rusted through,
>and worst of all I've see a "little" rust on the outside seam..."

You're lucky - the bottom seam below my water intake area is all rusted and
bowed out, etc.  I'm dreading seeing what it looks like after I pull out all
my cabinets, etc.  I'm going to have to cut-out and weld on new steel.  I
was talking with a friend of mine recently about my impending ordeal (still
waiting for it to get a little warmer here in New England)and he mentioned
that there was some type of product on the market that turns rust into a
polymer....?  - I think....So that it changes the whole chemical make-up of
it and neutralizes it.  I also seem to remember a thread about a couple of
months ago that some guys posted who had to fix some bad rust on their
Westy, and they listed a website with some pretty thorough directions.  I'll
have to go through my VW mailing list binder to find the article, but I'll
see if I can dig it up for you.

Peace,
Marla
'87 Westy GL Van "Morrison"

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