[tcb] Re: Wise Not So Wise
- From: abe schlichting <gogretago@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:28:52 -0700 (PDT)
I know this is the tcB, but I've been considering this same issue on my new
Thing...should I por-15, or not? does this por-15 have the potential to become
something that we all HATE in the future? I mean, what if it's not all it's
cracked up to be? and starts rusting from the backside again, but now there's
all this impossibly hard coating to remove? just a thought...I'm considering
just waxing over the rust, and storing it inside, after all, it's just a thing!
it's not like it's a BUS or something...
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From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 8, 2013 1:02 AM
Subject: [tcb] Wise Not So Wise
I have been POR 15-ing away the inside of Sonne, following all of the crazy
steps needed to make it stick and control rust forever. Hopefully this was a
wise decision.
I wore lots of protective garments while painting the POR 15 on, including
fully covering my head and face and taping my gloves to my sleeves. But I still
managed to get this wicked paint all over myself and tragically in my hair.
Not so wise.
I was determined to get Sonne's stuck wheel unstuck. This proved to be quite a
challenge. Thanks to the advice of friends and through research I had lots of
strategies to try but alas none of them worked, the wheel would not budge. I
almost cried. I almost swore. (I swear a bunch when I replace kitchen faucets
or fix vacuums but never when I work on a Bus.). I almost had a man with more
strength, more know-how and bigger tools come to help me out. But I looked
around my garage and saw a wheel chock. I raised the stuck wheel high off the
ground and would wedge the chock underneath. I would then drop the jack and
the wheel would turn a couple of inches as it rolled down the chock. I did
this over and over until I got to the star adjuster and hip hip hooray, a
couple spins of the adjuster and Sonne's stuck wheel now spins freely. Wise.
Here is some photographic evidence:
https://picasaweb.google.com/115696430438984518350/WiseNotSoWise?authkey=Gv1sRgCLTr5un5hrLtwQE
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