Holland is spot-on that POR-15 hardens quite impressively. I've found that
POR-15's cans are essentially a single-use item b/c it's impossible to open the
can after the product hardens thought. As a result, buy the absolute smallest
quantity you can find otherwise you'll have a very large and expensive
permanently-sealed can of POR-15 mocking you for the rest of eternity.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:32 AM, Holland Phillips
<[email protected]> wrote:
I second Matthew's praises of POR-15.
I used it pre emptevily on the battery tray, as well as other places of my '92
GTI 16V. The stuff gets hard as nails once it cures. A trick to accelerate
the cure rate of POR-15 is to mist the coated area with water. Due to this
fact, it is critical to carefully seal the container once finished, and
refrigerate if possible.
~HollandOn Dec 17, 2014 6:45 AM, "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]> wrote:
Battery trays as a whole are problematic, VW or otherwise - remember the
venerable VW Beetles that were well known for the gentle "woosh-woosh" sound
they made as they drove along with the battery bouncing gently off the pavement
after the battery tray (also the floor pan) rusted thru on those cars.
The best method to arrest the existing rust is with POR-15 - I used in on a Mk1
Slorocco and it seems to have actually stopped the rust which, on a car that
could rust in Arizona, is impressive. The challenge you'll face is getting to
the backside of the panel. I recall POR-15 produces an aerosol and you could
possibly use that with a "straw" to direct the paint onto the backside of the
battery tray.
Once you've done rust repair on the panel, I'd suggest using a plastic tray of
sorts to encase the bottom of the battery to prevent any acid run-off. It
doesn't have to be anything fancy, just a durable piece of plastic to insulate
the tray from the battery.
Matthew
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 9:35 AM, Larry Velez <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi 16Vers,
As I continue to (very) slowly work to revive my 16V GTI, I am starting to
clean things up a bit.
Any tips for how to repair and prevent rust in the engine bay. I know battery
trays are notorious for rust across many cars.
I don't have the skills to cut this out and replace it with new metal but I do
want to stop the rust if I can. Any suggestions?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zqk43rl2c5e4k5u/2014-12-11%2007.37.53.jpg?dl=0
thanks,
Larry
91 GTI 16V
_______________________________________________
a2-16v-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
For list archives, see listinfo link above.
_______________________________________________
a2-16v-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
For list archives, see listinfo link above.
_______________________________________________
a2-16v-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
For list archives, see listinfo link above.
