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Hi all, is vactan the best rust treatment and where is the best place to get it ?

Thanks

i havnt used it yet but type vactan into wiki it should help

E-bay , the manufacturer sells it on there

I got mine from here http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/vactan.html It was about a tenner for a litre plus postage. Might be worth a look if you need a big bottle. Worked out cheaper than ebay for the amount I wanted (not all for the van I hasten to add )

They also did some good fireproofing spray for upholstery, woodwork etc too

andisnewsyncro wrote:http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/vactan.html

Owwwwwwwwwwwww my RETINA, that is a rather offensively coloured site! Useful products though cheers!

Thanks all just placed an order... (watch out rust here i come) !

I did mine yesterday and got carried away, stared manically hunting down every little spec! Have fun!

It does not like salt/grit, so cover it up with paint as soon as you can

eatcustard wrote:It does not like salt/grit, so cover it up with paint as soon as you can

I didn't know that, thanks for the tip

Doesn't really matter round these parts though, the council didn't bother with any....

I can't wait for Nicola & Tony to see this thread

Ian

Ian Hulley wrote:I can't wait for Nicola & Tony to see this thread

Ian

Tony

btw, unless you've got access to a warm and cosy garage isn't it still too cold and damp to be working on rust with chemical products?

Tony

Apparently it is used by various Navies (sp) to rust proof bits of ships, so it must be good ( I suppose )

I have used it (on the voids behind the rear wheels where the air filter inlet goes on the offside, and the empty one (on petrol vans) on the other side).

I removed as much of the surface rust as I could, painted the Vatcan on both sides of the panel, left it to dry and then put anti rust primer over the top. That was 2 years ago and it seems to have done the trick so far

Nicola&Tony wrote:btw, unless you've got access to a warm and cosy garage isn't it still too cold and damp to be working on rust with chemical products?

I agree re doing rust jobs during warm dry times of the year (if such times will ever come back in the UK ) If you are not careful, you end up just sealing the moisture in there !

My next "rust attack" will be on the area around the fuel filler and a bit around the rear side windows, but I am waiting for the warm dry weather before handing it to my tame bodywork guy ! (wonder how long I will have to wait )

Vactan has a 12 month shelf life so don't buy too big a bottle. Besides, it goes a LONG way. I think I introduced it to 80/90 and there was a discount for about a month when I first heralded its usefulness.

ghost123uk wrote:Apparently it is used by various Navies (sp) to rust proof bits of ships, so it must be good ( I suppose )

It's amazing how many rust treatment products make similar claims.

Tony