James Brill writes:
> 
> When I was wrestling with the bumper this weekend I found a lot 
> of rust on the battery tray on my '71 bus.  It has big holes all the 
> way through it.

I had this problem too, and when I had the engine out for a rebuild
(1991) I sanded down the area, brushed on some of that rust fixer you
mentioned, and then applied a couple of layers of fiberglass (resin +
cloth) over the whole area.  This sealed the area real well, and four
years later the rust hasn't come back.  Oh, I did have to drill a small
hole in the center of the tray, to keep water from accumulating there in
wet weather. 

-David

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David Schwarze                     '73 VW Safare Custom Camper  (Da Boat)
San Diego, California, USA         '73 Capri GT 2800            (Da Beast)
e-mail: des@teleport.com           '87 Mustang Lx 5.0           (Da Sleeper)
http://www.teleport.com/~des       '93 Weber WG-50              (Da Piano)
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