I think just spray

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Eric,
>
> Yeah, know what you mean. I’m not a fan of undercoating. I spray fluid
> film under van. But wheel wells get washed by road water and grit. Don’t
> know what the answer is there.
> Once the rubbery undercoating coating gets a break or hole, water gets
> trapped and it’s worse than having no coating at all.
>
> Alistair
>
> > On Aug 18, 2021, at 7:37 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com> wrote:
> >
> > I remember being on the Vanagon List many years ago, and we talked
> about using something like Cool Patch driveway product under the van.  I
> never ended up doing that.  Now we have truck bed liner and all kinds of
> stuff.  And sometimes, it seems to really help, and other times it causes
> problems.  Not sure what the best thing to do for prevention other then try
> not to use in winter.
> >
> > My undercoat seems intact and has been refreshed and so far other then
> seems starting to make me sad the van is solid.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Aug 18, 2021, at 10:30 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> >>
> >> Exactly. Drivers side. I knew it was happening. I just didn’t do
> anything .
> >>
> >> It’s the heavy undercoating there that’s the root cause. I hate that
> stuff, I should have removed it years ago
> >>
> >> Ab
> >>
> >>>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 7:00 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Good spot to poke a finger through I say. Rust is near front seat belt
> >>> lower anchor?
> >>>
> >>> Now I'm afraid to explore that area in my '81 !
> >>>
> >>>> On 8/18/21, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> It’s just a little demoralizing at first, when you poke thru metal
> with
> >>>> finger :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Alistair
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Neil n
> >>>
> >>> VE7TBN
> >>>
> >>> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt
> >>>
> >>> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
> >>>
> >>> VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
>