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Re: Storage Ideas

To: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
Subject: Re: Storage Ideas
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:03:43 -0500 (EST)
POR 15 should solve your problem. When ready to redo things it can be
sanded off. It's not as great as they claim but it does work. Use the
whole can up because it will harden in the can after it is opened. Look
through Hemmings because a lot of places sell it and the price varies.
...Art

On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Dodd, Kelvin wrote:

> Folks:
> 
>       I am preparing a severely damaged 1500 MGA for long term outside
> storage.  The car has 64,000 miles on it and has been stored outside for
> many years.  I want to reduce the amount of damage that the car receives
> while I look for parts and time to bring it back to life.
> 
>       I am pulling the dash and floorboards so that there will be no
> more damage to the gauges/switches and frame rails.
>       The damaged fenders are coming off and I am going to reinstall
> the fender bolts with liberal amounts of grease.
> 
>       There are areas of rust through, where the shell meets the front
> fender on one side, and just below the boot opening.  I am asking for
> thoughts on sealing these rusted areas so that water cannot penetrate
> and further damage the metal.  Duct tape is right out, as it has no
> longevity.  I remember seeing mothballed aircraft which have all
> openings sealed with some kind of white tape.  Perhaps some type of
> plastic tape glued over the openings.  Any suggestions??
> 


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