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 kombi_kid
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| posted on December 2nd, 2003 at 08:35 AM |
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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!!?!??
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 beerdoc
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| posted on August 13th, 2004 at 07:55 PM |
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Me too
I would like to know the answer too please |
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| posted on August 13th, 2004 at 11:35 PM |
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if condition is good, maybe just etch prime and spray, without worrying about sanding.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on August 13th, 2004 at 11:57 PM |
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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....
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| posted on August 13th, 2004 at 11:59 PM |
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Get it dipped
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kombi_kid
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| posted on August 15th, 2004 at 06:19 PM |
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any other ideas????? someone must know mine is full of flakey paint?
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 08:19 AM |
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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...
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 08:30 AM |
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Sand blasting is the only way to remove all the old paint n rust
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beerdoc
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 07:36 PM |
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Sand blast and then spray through vents.
Dumb question time
Hold spray gun close to get in between vents or away on varios angles
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 07:38 PM |
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yep its one of the neglected areas when doing a car.
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| posted on August 20th, 2004 at 05:55 PM |
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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
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| posted on August 30th, 2004 at 11:46 AM |
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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..
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