At 08:54 AM 6/30/95 CDT, Rustidog@aol.com wrote:
>I was thinking of getting undercoating for my 87 vanagon but then read the
>owner's manual suggesting that this was not advisable due to the high
>temperature of the exhaust system.  Any thoughts.  Although it is often wet
>here in Seattle we do not get the salt that the rustbelt gets and so do not
>have many of the rust problems associated with the midwest and northeast.
> Any thoughts on undercoating the vanagon to prevent rust damage??

Apply RustCheck fluid, or similar all over the underside, and let it soak 
into the seams corners etc. Undercoat with a rubberized spray <$5/tin, need 
4+ tins.
Just stay away from the exhaust/engine bay. Main damage is from road blast 
off the wheels, so do the w. wells and underside in line with the wheels, 
further inboard depending on how much undercoating you have left. Vanagons 
rust much more slowly than the older busses, but keep the exterior seams 
clean and well waxed.   tim s. (who must do all this to his latest toy)