Hi all.

Lots of Dometic fridge chat lately, so I thought I'd post this. Mostly
for the newbies.

Here's some pics of what I found with the fridge out.

Seam exterior (not so bad right?):

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/KitchenSeamRust.jpg/KitchenSeamRust-full;init:.jpg

Dreaded rust:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Rusthold.jpg/Rusthold-full;init:.jpg

I did a quick and dirty treatment. Wire brushed, used a spray bottle
filled with rust converter to get at the hard to reach spots, brushed
more on, and wiped down the wire casings:

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Treatedsprayed.jpg/Treatedsprayed-full;init:.jpg

It's been said before, but for the newbies out there, even though the
seam rust may not look super bad outside, it's worse inside.

Pull your fridge, remove the factory FG insulation, (check archives
for good tips on replacement material) inspect and treat as needed.

Cheers,

Neil.

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