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Subject:Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:28:53 +0000

Yeah. Can you buy those? Would be harder to make than the cover itself!

Jim

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 3:41 PM KI4TLF <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote:

> Why not make some "painting" boots for the wheels to prevent the splatter.
>
> GregM.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> 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
>