Ok, so I'm not the only one who raised an eyebrow at that comment.
Not ganging up on you Frank, I think you do great work...
While the techniques mentioned are interesting, a decent MIG setup is really
pretty cheap considering what a useful tool it is.  I couldn't function
without mine.  And yeah, I prefer to replace metal with metal too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Karl
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:36 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Windshield Frame Rust

Really, Frank...thanks for the giggle of the day -- "better than new
when done". How can POR-15 and fiberglass be better than original metal?
There is really only ONE way to repair metal to near-new condition, and
that, as previously-mentioned, is to cut the rusted area out and weld
in, solidly, new metal. As a former career restoration specialist I can
tell ya that fiberglass, while fast and easy, is not a permanent repair
- unless you are repairing fiberglass! ;-)

Karl

Frank Condelli<RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
>> Michael, I just did one of  these repairs last week.  I used, as
>> always, POR-15 and Fiberglas  matting.  Makes a permanent, solid repair.
>> Prime, paint and install  new windshield using Krown rustproofing oil on
the
>> frame and rubber.   Better than new when done.