In a message dated 07/03/2004 12:09:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I have a  84 Wetsfalia with the ORIGINAL undercoating.
It's in great shape ( RUST  FREE ) and I was thinking about covering over it
with an
off the shelf  undercoat product.

My local VW mechanic from Da old country was  strongly against using any type
of undercoat.

He said that the  undercoating ( in some cases ) accelerate the rust.

He suggested  cleanimg the rust spots off with a wire brush and using
TREMCLAD  paint.

Any suggestions???

Scott, if your van is rust free then why do  you want to undercoat it ?  If
it is truly rust free and you want to keep  it that way I strongly suggest you
have it Krown Oil sprayed once a year.   I see from your address your in
Canada and there certainly should be a  Krown dealer near you.  From my experience
driving my '87 Westy as a full  time driver in the Ottawa area for over 10
years I can vouch that the Krown  works.
If you have surface rust that you need to clean up  and cover I would suggest
forgetting about The Tremclad, it wont hold up.   Use POR-15 following their
directions for surface preparation as the base then  continue on with normal
automotive primer and paints to finish.
Hope to see you at this years _BusFusion_
(http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) .
Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
'87 Westy & Lionel  Trains
Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_
(http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/)  & _CCVWC_
(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in  the Ottawa Valley
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