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 hulbyw
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| posted on March 29th, 2020 at 11:37 AM |
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Rust Preventive Coating for Top side of Floor Pan?
I am renovating my '68 Beetle but hoping to not have to remove the body from the pan. I am fortunate that there is only light rust on the floor pan
as I cleaned it down and painted it probably 20 or more years ago. I need to choose between something like Rust Bullet or POR 15 as opposed to cold
gal paint (much easier). I expect I will be able to remove most of the existing paint but not all as I am not able to sandblast without removing the
body. Any constructive suggestions appreciated. Cheers..........Wayne
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| posted on March 29th, 2020 at 12:06 PM |
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I would not put POR 15 on if the body isnt coming off.
Just use something like White Knight Rust Guard
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on April 1st, 2020 at 05:55 PM |
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Hi, I use this stuff that I get from Mitre 10. Its also good on tinware, bumper brackets etc
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| posted on April 29th, 2020 at 01:56 PM |
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Might be a very late an answer, but I use KBS Rust Seal (an aussie product, better than POR) on my pan. It's as hard as nails and can be applied with
a brush.
Also out of curiosity the pan on my '68 is a very dark grey and not black. Many in the SAMBA argue that pans only ever came in black, but my family
owned since new is not black.
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| posted on April 29th, 2020 at 02:08 PM |
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Here's the completed hand brushed result of the whole floor pan.
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| posted on April 29th, 2020 at 02:15 PM |
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Thanks viiking. After changing my mind a number of times and asking advice from my local VW resto workshop (who recommended POR15) I am now waiting on
delivery of a Rust Bullet kit. Rust Bullet, POR15 and KBS all appear to be very similar.
As to the colour, I am unsure because this is the second time in the car's life that it has had the paint changed on the floor. I can say however
that the tunnel (which is original) is definitely black. On the other hand, the original seat frames and gearshift were definitely dark grey. My '68
is a German build. No idea whether that has any bearing on the pan colour though. Your pan looks really good done with the KBS
Cheers
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