I just finished painting those very spots. Brushed on some Limco.
Better than nothing!

The idea of tape occurred to me but though it too ghetto. But then my
'81 personifies that in so many ways.    ;)   Thinking now, I bet if
one applied the tape carefully, it wouldn't be seen, top down.

It was surprising, in a way, to see that there were quite a few wear
spots from the pop top and luggage rack seals. Then again, with an old
seal hanging by a thread, might this also cause some abrasion?

Does Gorilla Tape come in Assuan Brown?

As an aside, was heartened to see how "well" the Limco Assuan Brown
matches the unmolested paint below the roof rack.

Stuart: we're supposed to wash these things?   ;)

Neil.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> .... I've seen more than a couple of vans with rust spots on the metal roof from this. So have a look at yours, if you see any wear on the paint apply some sort of tape for protection.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Or wash it once in a while with the top up!

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Neil n

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