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HI again folks! 1981 2ltr Aircooled t25,! Just brought and notice more n more few little surface rust patches just small ones but here n there... Should i leave them till next year (risk of getting worse i no but is time or year bad now to late etc...) or should i treat on a dry day ( if we get one!

If it is to treat... do i just rub down with wet/dry(do people still use wire brushes!) (or can anyone reccomend anything else) to get rust of then treat with rust protecter for the winter ( also again any reccomendations) then am i best painting on top or just leaving with rust proctecter? next year aming to paint whole bus you see!

Your help as usual keeps myvanwee at her best!

If the rust patches are on the seams then you need to thoroughly dry them out before you start treating rust. Its no use trapping moisture under your nice new sealant and paint.

Drill with a wire brush cup.. clean it up a good bit.. make sure its dry and not to cold..
Use Finnigans No1 on it to protect it till spring summer..

Its really good stuff, had a couple of patches on the Velle that I treated 7 years ago and they have only just started to show again..

where do we get Finnigans No1 please I've not seen it local

Been said numerous times on here but use Vactan rust treatment. It leaves a thin waterproof film afterwards and I've got that on bits of bare steel well over a year later and its treated and sealed. Its used by the miltary, narrow boat owners, all sorts. Its the biz. Easy found on Ebay or Google for it.

DEFINATELY better than Finnigans!

CovKid wrote:Been said numerous times on here but use Vactan rust treatment. It leaves a thin waterproof film afterwards and I've got that on bits of bare steel well over a year later and its treated and sealed. Its used by the miltary, narrow boat owners, all sorts. Its the biz. Easy found on Ebay or Google for it.

DEFINATELY better than Finnigans!

Vactan is the mutts nuts

Ok.. maybe it is.. (never tried it) but a cheap easy to get (local diy shop) solution was suggested.. it works pretty well.. especially when its going to get ground off in the spring/summer... the Vactan is for when you want to do it properly in the spring/summer..

Vactan is the mutts nuts

I'll second that.
Rob.......