getting into vents

hey
what have all u guys done to get into the vents on both beetle and kombi??? i have a sand/water blaster is this my best option?? i hate sand being stuck in all the little areas and holding moisture so i dont really want to do this but if its the best/easiest way then i will!!?!??
cheers
rhys

I would like to know the answer too please

if condition is good, maybe just etch prime and spray, without worrying about sanding.

I don't believe there is an answer....
Maybe a very narrow wire brush??? but I believe You would have just as much trouble getting all the sand out..
I could be wrong...
Mine is painted silver... and I am thinking of painting it black..
so no one can look in there....

probably the only way would be to cut the lower section , pull it down and clean it and push it back up and weld back into place....

Lee

Get it dipped

any other ideas????? someone must know mine is full of flakey paint?
cheers
rhys

I'll ask them were Bel is...Ingid did show me how she uses a small file in there...It's a slow process by the looks of it .....and from what I saw....But Bel's vents have come up sweet...

Sand blasting is the only way to remove all the old paint n rust

Sand blast and then spray through vents.

Dumb question time

Hold spray gun close to get in between vents or away on varios angles

Thanks

yep its one of the neglected areas when doing a car.

rhys. sand blast then waterblast and flood it with water, should be ok to get the sand out id say?..... otherwise if you can drill out spotwelds (is this the kg or one of the busses or one of the typ3's ) then sand and reweld in there, may give you better results if its the KG i would do it if i could, more work but a better quality repair


cheers
adz

put some of them air scoops on when finished,but if you hold the gun away you will get a mist in there,let it dry keep doing it,this works better with 2k ...
cheers,just watch for the out side if your not carefull it will have paint running down the sides..