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Re: Rustophobia



It pretty much stops whatever rust there is in it's tracks, as long as it's on
the undercarriage. But of course it can't turn the clock backwards : )
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Mike wrote:

> I have never tried this. Does it tend to save on the dreeded rear axle mount
> rot that happens to us east coasters? i am battleing this and deciding to
> fix the spot or to actually just get a new shell and start over. Anyone have
> any Ideas about to go about tackling this problem?
>
> ----Original Message-----
> From: Wm. Josiah Erikson <josiah@gsinet.net>
> To: J. McReynolds <sigmac@portland.quik.com>
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 1:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Rustophobia
>
> >Hey, you guys ever oil undercoated your cars? It only costs $30, and if you
> >don't mind wiping down the rocker panels and stuff afterwards, it really
> saves
> >cars! My dad had a '67 Volvo that he drove all the time, had well over 250K
> on
> >it, in New England, that had almost no rust because he oil undercoated it.
> >After your factory undercoating deteriorates, it's the way to go. Get it
> done
> >once a year, it'll save your car.
> >    -Josiah
> >    '84 GTi
> >    '86 Scirocco (buy me!)
> >    '87 QSW
> >    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
> >
> >J. McReynolds wrote:
> >
> >> I don't know--you guys are scarin' me with your sordid tales of
> >> rust and Mk1 body deterioration.  I used to live where it was very
> >> dry.  The culture was dry, the social life was dry, but mostly the
> >> climate was dry.  Now I live in a city where they've had the third
> >> wettest Nov. in history and it's only going to get wetter.  I am
> >> doomed.  My '79 is doomed.  OK, I'll try not to panic, but I do
> >> feel the beginnings of.  .  .  .  .  .  .  rustophobia.
> >>
> >> Excuse me while I go out and check for any chips, dings,
> >> undercarriage exuding this cancer.  Damn, I was just beginning to
> >> like this city!
> >>
> >> Jennifer
> >>
> >>
> >>
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