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RE: [T3] Fiberglass resin under primer


Is it correct to say that if you completely cut off the flow of oxygen
to the rust, the rust will not progress?  If that's true and these
products (POR-15, Rust Bullet, etc.) completely cut off the oxygen, then
maybe they really can do what they claim.  I'm a bit skeptical although
I just coated my floor pan with Rust Bullet (a POR-15 competitor).



-----Original Message-----
From: James Montebello [mailto:lapuwali@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 5:10 PM
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Fiberglass resin under primer

Sounds like a poor-man's POR-15.

Most polyester resins are porous to some degree.  This
MAY slow the rate of O2 reaching the steel to oxidize
it, but it won't stop it entirely.  An epoxy
fiberglass resin will have much lower porosity, but
they're generally much more finicky to deal with, and
many require heat to cure completely.

POR-15 and some similar products are, essentially,
epoxy resins with very low porosity.  If no oxygen can
get to the steel, there's no rust.


  

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