I agree with Jerry. I've used Extend before (the stuff came on the market
over 18-20 years ago) & it doesn't work all that well; not like POR15,
that's for sure!
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: <GremlinGTs@aol.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 7:49 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Rust converter....EXTEND does NOT convert, it coats...
> I don't know how many of you really look at these products after you
use
> them....I tried Extend a time or two, but all it really does is create a
> slick black coating on the metal...if you bang on it at all, it comes off
> like a slick clear shell in pieces, leaving the metal underneath the same
> brown rusty stuff it was before. I've wire brushed, sanded, degreased,
etc,
> and all it does is coat. This isn't CONVERTing rust, it's COATING rust. A
> TRUE converter wouldn't come off, the metal itself would be changed by the
> chemical reaction. I am thinking about buying the more useful ( and
expensive
> ) POR-15 product, my AMC Pacer has some serious rust in the floors, and
these
> cheap rip-off products aren't going to stop the rust, or do the job. They
may
> slow it, but they won't stop it. Just my .02 worth of venting on worthless
(
> or nearly so ) products. Been there, tried that, ain't worth it.
>
> Jerry Casper
> '79 AMC Pacer
> '55 Chevy Suburban
> '78 Gremlin GT
> '57 Chevy 4-dr sedan
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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