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Subject:Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:06:19 -0300

RV and {boating} trailer shops usually carry wheel covers.

> On 12-Sep-2016, at 18:50, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> You can purchase them at a painting supply store or online, but they’re usually made of cloth since all they’re supposed to do is catch overspray.
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> Here’s a set of canvas one’s at Eastwood.  $25.99 for a set of 4.
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> http://www.eastwood.com/canvas-wheel-masker-set-4pc.html
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> Greg McKinney
> SOAR – Simons Organization for Animal Rights
> www.soardoggyrescue.org
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> tnspanielrescue@gmail.com
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> From: Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 4:29 PM
> To: KI4TLF; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
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> Yeah. Can you buy those? Would be harder to make than the cover itself!
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> Jim
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> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 3:41 PM KI4TLF <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Why not make some "painting" boots for the wheels to prevent the splatter.
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> GregM.
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> -----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
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> 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".
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> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
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> At  9/12/2016 01:58 PM,Jim Felder wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> Jim