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Re: [T3] Rust


<x-charset iso-8859-1>Take a breath...

Remember that floor pans rust out from the INSIDE, so wipe the salt off your
feet before getting in! :) Seriously, I guess I needed to look under there
again but Corroless is of limited use if not topcoated, it has no physical
resilance or resistance to scratches etc. so on the inside of the floor it
will quickly get worn and fail.  POR 15 would be a better choice but Im
still evaluating it.  It will plug up small pinholes too.

Leaving the holes open now if not too large will actually help drain a
leaking plenum, just keep the floor clean and allow it to dry after it gets
wet and it should be OK till spring.  I need to POR 15 or something to my
pan too.. I Duro Extended it in 88 and the stuff has failed but no holes
yet.


Keith Park

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
71 Squareback
65 Notchback
65 Squareback
75 Opel
87 Golf
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Wodkowski <wodkowski@mac.com>
To: Type3 <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:41 PM
Subject: [T3] Rust


> Arrgh. That's all I can say.
> Since it looks like it may be the last warm day of the year, I forced
myself
> to go over over my floor pan today with the 3M rust stripper and the
> screwdriver.
>
> Not having that plenum fixed right is taking its toll. Under the passenger
> seat and in the left rear floor it looks like swiss cheese. And this
DESPITE
> the corro-less that I painted on last year. After a long time chipping and
> stripping, I put more on for lack of anything else to put there for over
the
> winter, but I'm switching to POR-15
>
> Now what can I do for the time being in cold weather and having NO
> experience with filler, pop riveting, welding etc and my body guy is in
PA,
> and I have to have the car this winter. PC-7? Roofing tar on the oily
> bottom? RTV? I think it'll hold up till next spring, but it ain't long for
> this world.
>
> I can't keep up.
>
> Frustrated today...
> --
> Mike Wodkowski
> 72 SQBK
> Brooklyn
> wodkowski@mac.com
>
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