On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Matthew Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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?

People have done this and there should be lots in archives about it.    :)

My own seam experience (prior to getting hip to POR) started with the
PS rear fender area. I literally scraped the exterior seam down to
bare metal, prepped and painted with generic rust paint. So far so
good. Down the road, I treated the "kitchen" seam with Plastikote. Did
my best to get at the inside of seam while fridge was out.
http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/kitchenrust%21 Quite literally
sealed up the seam with it. (no pic of that) Still holding AFAIK. Not
pretty, not pro, but hopefully holding rust at bay for a while.

Proper prep aside, the trick is to get at inside of seam too (though I
know you specified exterior)

Neil.
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