I use a lot of Boeshield, but I don't think its protective film lasts long
enough for your application.  Eastwood's Heavy-Duty Anti-Rust gives you a
waxy film.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1117&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=373&iSubCat=376&iProductID=1117

It seems to be similar to the Waxoyl (sp?) used by our friends to the north.

Larry A.
installing an EJ22 in Hyde Park

On 9/8/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> Our '83 westy has very little seam rust as seen from the outside, but my
> understanding is that the rust is probably mostly hanging out in the
> interior of the seams.  I'll probably do the whole POR15 routine on the
> exterior of the seams.  As for as the other side, I've been thinking
> about taking out the interior, inspecting the inside metal, grinding
> down any rust, and then spraying it with some coating (Boeshield?
> Penzoils Marine Rust inhibitor?) and putting everything back together.
>
> A couple of questions...
> are there detailed instructions anywhere about the best sequence to
> remove the westy interior in?  Right now my fridge works very reliably.
> I'm worried I'm likely to put everything back together wrong and find
> out I've messed it up somehow.
>
> any ideas about what to replace insulation with?
> While I have my fridge out, should I stand it upside down, shake it,
> jump on it, or anything else?
> Also, how long should doing the interior take?? I don't have a garage in
> which to store the cabinets/fridge/etc while I'm doing the job.  So if I
> could do the whole inside in one day that would really make me more
> excited about the operation.
>
>
> Thanks very much for any suggestions.
>
> -Wes
>