• From: Chico, CA
  • Registered: 2005-11-03
  • Posts: 320

Re: If you wanted your pans to last forever...

Yes, I brushed on the MS.
Yes, I brushed on the seam sealer after I put on the MS.  I got a quart can from eastwood.  It's very nice stuff.  Those pictures are from a couple years ago.  This is what it became:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/351438.jpg
One week ago I sold it.  I'm still a little sad about it, but the guy that bought it drove 3 hours to come a get it and I know he really is enjoying the car.  I'm now on the hunt for a manx style buggy.

John

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
    Sir Winston Churchill
  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Registered: 2005-09-10
  • Posts: 2,336

Re: If you wanted your pans to last forever...

johneliot wrote:

Yes, I brushed on the MS.

One week ago I sold it.

Yeah...I brushed the MS on my Beetles pans also.  I read that you can spray it on...but you have to thin it...which sounds like a pain in the neck.  And I wanted the MS to go on thick anyway...so straight out of the can with a brush worked great.

Well if you sold that Beetle...I sure hope you got a good price for it...knowing all the work you put into it! smile

- Nick

1979 Super Beetle Convertible
  • Registered: 2009-06-25
  • Posts: 558

Re: If you wanted your pans to last forever...

Just an FYI; I did find some companies that will powdercoat your entire chassis. Cost is between $600 and $1500 depending on the company. A link to one of them is below, and you can pick your color. I'm thinking that grey would look handsome and match the interior. They also powdercoat the inside of the tunnel, and offer pan replacement.

http://www.sterlingsportscars.com/index … assis.html

Also is http://www.powdercoatinghouston.com

http://www.powdercoatinghouston.com/images/stories/cimg5075.jpg


Paul

Last edited by Altema (2010-06-07 21:11:55)

  • Registered: 2006-09-13
  • Posts: 36

Re: If you wanted your pans to last forever...

As far as the bottom of your pans, the guy who did these BUG ME videos recommended using this stuff called Gator Guard, which once it dries is almost like ceramic or something.  Are you saying that this isn't really a good idea?  If I ever get around to putting on new floor pans, I was thinking of using this (Gator Guard) stuff on the bottom.  Is this MasterSeries really better than this? Because as the OP said, if I did replace pans I would like them to last (forever if possible).  I used Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator when I put a patch on my floor pan a few years ago, and ever since, they are always sending me their catalogs.  At the Eastwood forum they often have someone asking about whether or not Rust Encapsulator (and the rest of their anti-rust products) is better than POR-15, but I don't remember anyone ever mentioning this Masterseries stuff before.  Anybody got a link for it?