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Subject:Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
From:John C...
Date:Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:24:57 +0000

Hi All,
Some Seam Rust Pictures;

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=wua8um1.cwobmq1&Uy=-uh1tgf&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=783817587396_21586215213

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>
> --- Wesley Pegden 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
> >
>
>
>
>
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