Re: [T3] rust treatment

["Allan Williams" <allanw@ihug.co.nz>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Hmmm... whatever happened to the galvanising thread??? :-)

Hehehe

Allan :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] rust treatment


>
> Wax IS a petroleum product, just a collection of longer molecules. I don't
> know how to pick one that lasts a long time. If it is too soft in the
beginning
> that means that it has a lot of short chain molecules in it and these will
> migrate away in time leaving behind something hard. OTOH, this migration
is
> responsible for the protection it gives since it is constantly wicking
into those
> places where it is needed. I think the really poor ones have a lot of
light
> solvents in them, so they will evaporate and turn hard in a few days or
> months.
>
> In the end, the best solution is probably pick one that doesn't seem to
> harden up too fast and plan on redoing it periodically, like you
suggested.
>
>
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA



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