Bryan,
 
Its actually not that bad on either side of the wall.  I've pulled the interior of the van already (sans dashboard, but that will be coming out sooner than later).  This was a southern CA bus until I bought it.  Now its an everywhere bus, but I want to prep it as much as I can to handle many conditions including salty road treatments.
 
While we're on the subject any suggestions for getting down into the walls with a grinder like tool?

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Matt Thyer

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> From: bfeddish@netreach.net
> To: matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: POR 15 in the seems
> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:22:11 -0500
>
> If the seam rust is on the driver's side then you probably need to take out
> the camping gear and address it from the inside. There may be just a little
> showing on the outside but there is probably 10x worse rust behind it.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Matthew Thyer
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:11 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: POR 15 in the seems
>
> So I've been working diligently to clear paint from the floor in Zeno in
> preparation for the arrival and application of POR 15 treatment. Who knew
> that a wire brush and a grinder could be so much fun? Anyway my question
> concerns similar treatment to the exterior of the van. I'm thinking
> seriously of grinding out the seams the little bit of rust that may
> currently reside there and then treating these problem areas with POR 15.
>
> Questions. Has anyone else done this before? What should I be concerned
> about? Are there gotcha's you can point out before I discover them the hard
> way?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> --
> Matt Thyer
> http://zenoswagen.wordpress.com/
>