I've heard this too (re unheated garage) in Halifax.  Re oil, it would be better
to buy Krown (or Rust Check) in the 5 litre can and spray that,  as it has
much better seeping qualities into all cracks and crevasses (or I have fallen
for the adv).  Also Rust Check has a new product (in a green can) that is like
(what I have heard called) Fluid Film that goes on over the first layer of rust
inhibitor oily stuff.  Malcolm

Doug wrote:

> 1) Living in the oft frigid clime of Toronto  --- I've gone for years on
> the theory that it's best to park outside (and eschew the heated garage) to
> avoid the nightly melting of the snow/salt mixture into the nooks and crannies
> of your vehicle.
>
> 2) Any comments on the efficacy of spraying old motor oil on the underside
> of your van in the winter. A bit lo tech but this used to be common.
>
> Cheers,
> Doug
> '84 Westy ---- (that cam complete with definite side seam rust --- but no
> leaky heads, knock wood)
>
>
>
> From: Jeff Stewart <Fonman4277@AOL.COM> on 28/09/99 01:32 PM
>
> Please respond to Fonman4277@AOL.COM
>
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Client:
> Subject:  Re: RUST HOLE
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 99-09-28 12:55:26 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
>  Bondo is bad -- fiberglass with proper metal prep is good. Harder to work
>  with but waterproof.
>   >>
>
> Yes, it is, but Bondo is a brand name, but has become the generic term
> applied to all body fillers, like Kleenex is to tissues. Two brands of
> filler, Claw Glass and Metal-2-Metal, are waterproof and are no harder to
> work with than the Bondo crap you get at Trash Auto, Wal-Mart, etc. You can get
> this stuff at Mattos in Falls Church, or mail order from Eastwood. Jeff S.