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On 8 Aug 2005 at 14:26, fess wrote: > On Aug 8, 2005, at 2:15 PM, Jim Adney wrote: > > > On 8 Aug 2005 at 13:15, fess wrote: > > > >> How best to remove the old tarboards? > > > > Why not just leave them there? They're not the problem. Just fix the > > leak. > > My battery compartment was surface rusted, > > http://herbie.ddv.com/~fess/type3/issues/rusting_battery_compartment/ > > I coated it with oil per list instructions. > I was also instructed to look under the tarboards for more of the same. > I haven' done this yet for fear of destroying the tarboards without > a plan for their replacement. I'd think you could use the same oil treatment around the tarboards, once you're sure it's all dry under there (it will take longer than you think.) The oil should eventually soak in any place where water could and more, and should protect from future rusiing. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~