[Vwdiesel] Was: Glow Plug Monitor Now:Rust

[gary]

POR-15 is good stuff. We used it in the bilges of our Navy's finest
ships.

After all of the rust is treated, then encapsulate the entire area in
foam.


-Gary
1980 P/U NA-IDI
1997 Passat TDI



On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 11:04 -0500, McCanless, James wrote:
> You can also Picklex 20 the rust. Not only stops it but converts what is
> there! It is a worthy read. http://www.autobodystore.com/coatings.htm 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of Shirley, Mark R
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:01 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug Monitor
> 
> POR-15 it.  Stop the rust.  Foam won't help.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sandy Cameron [mailto:scameron at compmore.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 10:42 AM
> > To: Milt Kaplan; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug Monitor

> > 
> > Regretably, the lower frame channels are disolving from the outside 
> > in. I wonder if injecting them with urea foam would slow this down?
> > 
> > Bore a big hole at each end, blow warm air through for a day to dry 
> > it, then pack with foam-in-place urea. Might be structurally strong 
> > enough to hold it together after the steel has gone away.
> > 
> > Sandy