20 years isn't forever, but that's long enough to make me happy. Thanks!
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From: Spinningroach@aol.com
To: steve@OldSub.com
Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Still thinking about parts truck...
Dans un e-mail dati du 10/04/2003 06:31:12 Paris, Madrid (heure d'iti),
steve@OldSub.com a icrit :
I know fiberglass repair doesn't last because it doesn't stop the rust.
I
know someone with some beautiful cars that have lots of 'glass and which
make
me cringe when I see them. I'm curious, does anyone have any long
experience
with the POR15 approach? Does it really work? Is it less work than
replacing
steel, or simply a different skill set? It appears easier to do, but
somehow
I'm not convinced its a good idea.
It seems to me that if POR15 really stops corrosion this should be
workable.
I'm skeptical. Does anyone have experience with it of a decade or more?
Steve,
about 20 years ago I "fixed" the bottom of the doors of '54 Citrokn (my 2nd
car!) using a product called Frameto, available in Europe, which is the
equivalent of POR15. I brush wired as much rust off of the doors as I could,
then applied some Frameto, then covered the holes with fiberglass (about a
6x25 inches long patch!). Well, it did not look really good, as I really had
no experience with fiberglass, and almost no tools, but I saw the car the
other day... and it looks exactly the same as 20 years ago : no new holes,
nothing. (the rest of the car did get some rust, though, but not the panels I
worked upon!).
Hope you get some additional comments on this topic to help you make up your
mind! JP
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