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RE: [TR] Surface rust vs. Cancer: which is right for me?

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Subject: RE: [TR] Surface rust vs. Cancer: which is right for me?
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:29:53 -0800
> Seriously, does one type rust lead to the other?

Yes.

> Maybe it's of little difference... (shame on many Ebay Sellers)

Difference is (hopefully) that surface rust is easily repairable.  Since
there is a lot of room for "interpretation", I like to ask if there are any
places where the rust has caused a hole through the panel.

Of course, I once agreed to buy a TR3B that supposedly had no such holes ...
when I got there, I found I could see the right rear tire from inside the
spare tire compartment and drop half-dollars through the holes in the
fenders.

> Does it look the same?

Pretty much.

> Is it controlable? (does it need to be smothered like POR-15)

Usually, yes.

>  is it contagious? (to nearby panels)

I don't think so ... but if they were exposed to the same conditions that
started the rust, then likely they are rusting too.

Randall 
(Tedious but unavoidable disclaimer follows) 






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