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Subject:Re: Temporary Winter chassis treatment
Date:Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:48:10 +0000

Or take it up north, play in the snow, and wash the heck out of the bottom and all around, and call it a day.The chemicals you are worried about come off easily with soap and water.  Cleans off your driveway way better too!

Dave B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2021 9:53 pm
Subject: Re: Temporary Winter chassis treatment

Look into Fluid Film. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 10, 2021, at 8:52 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't know a better technique.. because I am an old man... way older than
> my vans... :-)
> 
>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 6:47 PM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> That is positively awful for the environment. Surely, there must be a
>> better technique?
>> 
>> 
>> -MB
>> 
>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 6:45 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> An old recipe...
>>> Back in the old days in Europe, they did this... 3 parts of engine oil,
>>> one
>>> part of gasoline in a hand pump sprayer...
>>> Wash under the van and spray generously... I never saw this practice in
>>> the
>>> USA but I am doing this every winter for my vans.
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 5:54 PM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I’m considering taking my Syncro to visit family in a few weeks in MI
>>> and
>>>> would love to take my Syncro to play around in snow. I live in GA so
>>> it’s
>>>> rust free.  Has anyone done any temporary chassis treatment to lessen
>>>> impact of salt?  Oil bath?
>>>> 
>>>> Chris
>>>> 
>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> ________________________________________________________________________
>> Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
>>