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Subject:Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
From:KI4TLF
Date:Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:41:08 -0500

Why not make some "painting" boots for the wheels to prevent the splatter.

GregM.

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Rob
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 2:50 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had
done

That was a fine report!
I'd "heard" that covers that go all the way to the ground trap moisture
under the vehicle. The damp environment leads to more corrosion. Like I
said, just something that I'd "heard".

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com

At  9/12/2016 01:58 PM,Jim Felder wrote:

>8. The place that gets the dirtiest now are the wheels where rain
>splatters debris up onto them. If I do this again I will consider
>bringing the cover to the ground.
>
>
>Jim