Hi Brian,

I have a '87 Syncro non-westy. POR makes both a "paste" in a squeeze tube
(like toothpaste), and a two part epoxy filler. The paste is OK if you can
get something else (Krown oil etc) into the seam first. The paste does not
conform very easily into crevices and is not a sealant, meaning that I would
still go back over it with standard autobody sealant. The 2 part epoxy is
terrific (it will cure in the presence of water) and cures rock hard, but
you better have good structural teeth for it to bite into. It still isn't a
sealant and would need that process to finish the job. I take it that your
seam rust is at the long horizontal stretch at the floor line?

Dave Milo

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Brian Hughes
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:31 AM
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Subject: POR-15 and seams

Folks,

My 15 year-old son and I are starting our "restoration project"  " '84
Westy.  There's a pretty nasty case of seam rust below the untilities holes
on driver's side.   Poking around the POR site - noticed they market a body
filler paste. So ...

  Any thoughts on using the POR paste to fill the entire seam?  Site says
the paste "remains flexible" so ... what about just filling the thing (after
proper rust removal, neutalizer, etc) and making it a "soild" looking piece
along the whole panel?   How much vibration gets centered here?  What's the
purpose of the seam other than manfacturing?

The more I'm reading about the POR products, I'm thinking I'm just about
done with fiberglass and Bondo!

Brian
'84 Westy project

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