Heat tube wrap

[npbusguy]

What are you restoration guys doing about the burlap looking heater tube wraps? Is it possible to clean and re-use the original heat tube wraps if they are in good shape? Should I be concerned with handling the original wraps? Are they filled with Asbestos or other carcinogens?

I am looking for original type material, not just a heat resistent wrap.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Neil

Moderator note:
Also see these 2 posts:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4033262#4033262
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4026534#4026534

[hazetguy]

i re-wrapped the ones on my 59. they are fiberglass mesh (this is an often debated issue, Lind did some research).
if you go to the gallery and search the word: re-wrap
by submitter: hazetguy
you will see what i did on my bus. it is still in the same condition today.
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[hazetguy]

i used warm water, a soft bristle brush, maybe a little soap? i don't recall. gentle scrubbing. rinsed with low pressure water from a hose, left in the sun to dry. i was not going for full "show" quality, i just wanted the dirt out of the mesh. i also think that the aluminum could have been replaced with new foil, but i was not that concerned at the time.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63363
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=200877
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[sled]

I know this isnt exactly what you want...but it might be cool to wrap the heat tubes first in some new, much more effective material..then put on a wrap of original material so it would appear 100% correct. The condition of the original material would not be as crucial and the heat would work better (although Im guessing this bus will not be used in conditions where good heat would be a necessity)
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[npbusguy]

I just spent a little time looking at the McMaster Carr book here at the office. They list several different styles of fiberglass heat wrap and at least one style has a foil liner. If the original wrap material I have is in poor condition, I may try ordering some of the new stuff. It seems to come in 40 or 48" wide rolls and is ordered by the foot. If I go that route, I will post some pictures of what I come up with. I couldn't find the band clamps in the big yellow book though, does anyone have the part numbers for them?

I don't mind driving the bus in cold weather but it will not see the salted streets of Chicago again. I do wish I was more concerned about salt 20 years ago when I first got the bus.

[Douglas Denlinger]

I have used the foil lined wrap several times, most recently on the 58 ghia vert. It's the bomb I'll never spend time trying to clean up og again. The og clamps can be bead blasted, then CAD plated.
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[xavi_242]

I will go for an improvement and thena stock looking over it.

(let me be the 1st in this thread to say that your bus will be a best in show for sure )
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[OCTOman]

For the clamps, I have them for $2.50 / each. You get one buckle and one strap for that price. They are new and are the same size (9mm) as the orginal. I needed them for my 55 deluxe.

For the wrap, I used the foil backed fiberglass material from McMaster Carr part #87715K49.

[npbusguy]

[EverettB]

Not the best photo of the long center tube but I thought I would post this photo her of the wrap style on my '63 15-Window Deluxe, it is more of a grey vinyl.

From another thread regarding the style on a '67 (same as my '63):

[BulliBill]

[far rider]

X2 on the clamp how to and

Wrapping the heater tube is obviously going to cause moisture on the tube, is something like Por 15 the best protection for the tube itself?
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[nlorntson]

The clamps might be the same as the seamless axle boot clamps:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=408461&highlight=axle+boot

[Eric&Barb]

[MrBusCo]

[Das67bus]

If you aren't using the heater and have closed the heater flaps, would it be advantageous to unwrap the tube to avoid any rust issues with the tube?
If I understand the concept, the wrap is to help transfer heat to the cab, right? I don't need the heat.
Thanks!!

[Eric&Barb]

Do not think it will be a big problem with rust in your area. Having spent a few year in Abilene TX out East of you. Plus sooner or later you are going to need heat. Have driven thru an ice storm to Houston and thru -6F weather going to Corpus Christi to find the bay freezing over. Plus plenty of cool 40 F morning drives....
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