

| Subject: | Re: Sliding door repair |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:09:28 -0500 |
Frank, Do you recall where you bought the tape and how much it was? Thanks, Larry A. On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > Folks, just to let you all know that I am currently repairing al > the rust areas on our '87 Westy, for the third time in 20 years and 700,000 > km. So, while doing this, one of the areas to be renovated was the RH rear > window frame and sliding door track. Yesterday, I got that window frame > and sliding door track in fresh paint after hours of prep work, sanding, > POR-15ing, putty, primers, etc. So, now to put back the sliding door on > the track. Back in July someone here mentioned this UHMW Tape-Acrylic Adh > that would work to protect that metal edge where the roller rides from > getting all it�s brand new paint worn off and therefor start the rusting > all over again. I had ordered a small roll back then and this is the first > time I�ve had the opportunity to use it. I cut a 1� strip long enough to > cover the entire length of that edge, put on the roller assembly and bolted > up the door and low and behold it works like a charm. Awesome and thanks > to whomever came up with this idea. Now, no more rusting and spraying that > area with rust preventive grease and oils. Now it can stay nice and dry > and let the roller do its job as it was designed to do. > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel > Trains (Collection for sale) > Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the > Ottawa Valley > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, > June 05 ~ 08, 2014 >
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