Hi Neil,

I disagree with Frank on this one... I painted a rusty 1973 westy
with Tremclad and proceeded to drive it for several years before the
rust monster finally conquered it. If the surface is properly
degreased and prepped with a wire wheel and sandpaper, it will work
quite well for a number of years. It is not a waste of time.

I agree with Frank that using POR-15 is a better treatment, but like
you said, it ain't paint. Tremclad will work fine on top of POR-15.

When it came time to work on my current bus, I used MarHyde's "One-
step" product, and then had the bus primed and painted at Maaco. Six
years later the areas treated with "One-Step" are still intact. I
have also used "One-Step" under tremclad and have had similar
results. Other areas of the bus have not fared as well, but that is
not the fault of my rust-treatment procedures with "One-Step".

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca
www.busesofthecorn.com

On 3-May-07, at 12:37 PM, neil wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Finally got around to sanding/scraping rust off of one particularly
> bad spot. A crazy compound dent at eye level on post forward of rear
> side window. (what the h**l did PO back into ?!)  Have primed with
> Tremclad gray and have started on a few other spots as well.
>
> Does anyone know which stock Tremclad colour best matches the Turd
> Brown Vanagon colour?
>
> BTW, if I'm wasting my time using Tremclad, I'd appreciated input. Am
> using it because I had some primer laying around, and prefer to brush
> paint on as opposed to spraying.