All,

Last summer I saw a van at an informal Buses by the Beach get together that
had no seams in the body!  The owner told me that he had brought this van
back from the grave and had to do a ton of body work in the process.  He
thought the best way to prevent seam rust is to eliminate the seams, makes
sense to me.  He did this by filling the seams with a welder and then
painting them over.  Look pretty effective, but you gotta be good with a
welder.

Jake
82 AC Westy

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Raceingcajun
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 12:11 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good...
Amended with n...

See any good paint and body shop supply store for ......... 3M body & seam
sealer! Factories use it to seal around rain gutters etc, completely
paintable. About $15.00 a can.

Howard

> They have silicone which lasts for over 20 years ( I saw something from GE
> that said it lasted 45years!) that can be painted and remains flexible. I
> thought maybe since my van is silver I could silver Silicone to seal in
the
> seam after the POR15. I know it�s a weird and wacky idea.
>
>

trust me.. you cannot paint automotive finishes over silicone..  BTDT  it
aint gonna work.  use seam sealer.    and remember - the rust/water comes
from
BEHIND the seam. so making the outside pretty without taking care of the
root of
the problem is a waste of time..