Hey matt, looks like you are having great fun with your blog !
thanks for posting the link again.
I don't look too stupid/goofy in that picture, not too much anyway. lol.

that POR 15 sounds great. Put that stuff on right ..
and it'll never be different than the day you put it on and let it cure.

I've never even used it ..
if they have their own dedicated primer ...I'd sure use that.

in gernal, I have found a primer coat makes all the difference in the world
for most paints.

I've used two part marine epoxy paint ...man, that stuff is like a coat of
rubber steel practically.
Particularily with a primer ...gonna be there forever.

last liine - what I have found is 'the trick' is getting the paint to stick
to what it's painted onto.
Lots of paints will lift eventually ...the paint sticks to itself just fine
...
the trick is getting it to really adhere, even almost bond with, what it's
going on.
which is where a primer comes in.
if POR 15 has a primer ..I'd use it, and maybe you are already .

what fun we be having !

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Thyer" <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: corrosion study

> Very cool Alistair,
>
> I'll have to finish reading this tonight and I might then go look for the
> mentioned US Army studies.  This weekend I'll be applying a very
> experimental coat of POR 15 to the inside floor of Zeno.  Photos and
> review
> to follow.
>
> Matt Thyer
> http://zenoswagen.wordpress.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Alistair Bell
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:18 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: corrosion study
>
> For those out there not immersed  in the on-going "fascinating" sig line
> thread, and are interested in information on rust prevention, I have
> posted
> a copy of a Canadian DOD review paper on corrosion prevention.
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/
>
>
> some recognisable products tested, and while its not an authoritative
> study,
> it is interesting.
>
> alistair