Sounds interesting, but Tremclad would not be my choice of paints - over the years, I have
used it for many areas, and it does not stand up well compared with a good quality enamel
paint. Mind you, I haven't tried the tremclad automotive paints, they may be better. Tremclad
white has a tendency to yellow with age, so I don't know how colour stable the other colours
would be also.

On 25 Apr 2006 at 12:56, TC <trclark@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> I know this sounfs reak flakey but ...
>
> So as I finish the rusted body work on the rear arch // appliance panels
> my thoughts turn to getting the 85 Van painted
> I get the usual nonsense quotes 5K plus then 2K, then  800 ...
>
> So i start reading about paint & come across the story on samba
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=159142&postdays=0&postorder
> =asc&start=0
>
> longer story here
> http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=QuestionAnswer&
> Number=2331682&fpart=&PHPSESSID=6cb393ce49bcfaa688cd75826c302d09
>
> about a Cdn guy from To that has painted a number of vehicles with tremclad rust
> paint & foam rollers and much labour .....
>
> I was just wondering if any body else has ever tried this technique on there
> Vanagon, what I like about this is that I dont what a realy perfect job because
> I'll want to take the van to the 4x4 road, the forestry service areas and I dont
> want to worry about normal off road camping scratches ... and I know this
> tremcladis very much an industrial paint of have used it for years on metal
> rails, outdoor gear & left it out & never had to worry about it ..
>
>
> thoughts ?
>

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA