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To: "William Hooper" <rotoflex@hotmail.com>, <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: rust under car
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:31:10 -0600
Cc: <msecrest@erols.com>
-----Original Message-----
From: William Hooper <rotoflex@hotmail.com>
To: Triumphs@autox.team.net <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: msecrest@erols.com <msecrest@erols.com>
Date: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:47 AM


>It's been pointed out that when rust starts, the worst place to get it is
>under undercoating.  Undercoating will someday crack, chip, or otherwise
>fail, & rust will start.
>
>I'm in the camp with those who say the best thing is coach paint, just the
>paint you've got on the body, & keep it maintained.  Not only does it look
>good, it is original, & if & when it does start to get to the point where a
>respray is needed, a hit with a wire wheel & respray with auto paint is
>cheap, the wheel wells are certainly a place where a color match can go
>pretty wide before it's noticed.


Using that philosophy, clear paint would be even better.  You see the
problems sooner.

Phil Ethier  West Side   Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net   http://www.mnautox.com/  http://www.vtr2002.org

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