There are about 25 feet of seams on the van.  The best way I found to get
them out is a thin cutting wheel sharpened.  Needs patience and go deep
enough and do all of them.  Then do some anti rust treatment, then do POR
15, twice, then do the seam sealer filling, then do the painting.  All the
while the whole thing would be bordered with masking tape on both sides.

I do this as a standard on all the vans I repaint.  But some of the seams
are rusting from the inside, as is the one under the camper hook-ups.  The
area behind the fridge can be a nightmare of a rusty world there.

I am Lynnwood, WA.
Zoltan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 5:19 PM
Subject: ?'s On Seam Sealing

> Getting tread yto dig out the seam sealer and attempt to do the rust
> thing on the 90 GL.  I started digging some of it out last night, but
> wondered what the ultimate tool for digging is? I have some skinny
> hook tools that seem to be sort a getting it out. Also how do you
> know if you have it all out?  I have several thin cutting wheels that
> might get most of the rust and then a carbide 1/8" tip for the Dremel
> to get the rest.  Anything else I need to deal with?  I have the POR
> Seam stuff.  Wondered if judicious use of  a heat gun would coax it
> out any quicker?  After  the POR paint sets up, any special tricks
> for the application of the seam stuff?  Masking tape gap?
>
> TIA
>
> DM&FS
>