Waxoyl

[EliTR6]

Hello all,

 

Quick question: how much should it set me back to have the TR6 chassis cleaned underneath and waxoyled?

 

The car is my daily driver and will continue to be so throughout winter. I'd like to tackle the job myself but as this is a fairly critical task, I wouldn't mind paying extra for the peace of mind.

 

Cheers!

 

Eli

[Guest ron]

Eli, do it yourself and you know it's done right, when I bought my MG many years ago as a resto project it had allegedly been professionally treated by a well known rustproofing franchise product, when I dismantled the shell there was plenty where it showed but didn't matter, but inside the sills etc had just been a token gesture.

The TR6 is an easy car to do, pick a nice hot day so it flows into all the nooks and crannies.

Ron

[dykins]

....and cover yourself and everything else near/under your car, or you will be rustproofed as well!

 

Regards

 

Peter

[rpurchon]

here is a good tip if you are waxoyling your car.

if you have a gas powered bbq ,put the tin on it for a few minutes on low [without lid on]

and it will, for want of a better word turn to piss. you can get loads more through the gun.

or if you have a blow lamp/hot air paint stripper warm it up that way.

dont let the wife see you bbq waxoyl

[jemgee]

Easiest and safest way is to stand Waxoyl pressure tin in a 2 gall bucket of very hot water and keep topping up with a kettle while its next to the car. A few degrees cooler and Waxoyl is much thicker.

[marks]

Hi

 

Many years ago (in the 80's) I waxoyed my dolly sprint, I added some white spirit to the waxoyl that made it run even better. Make sure you park over newspaper for a while after cos it drips and drips!!!! Great stuff, wish I could buy it in Perth WA (perhaps I can but have not seen it).

 

Mark

[Guest ron]

I think you are better to wait for hot weather so as the car metal is warm as well as the Waxoil being thinned, there is not much point in heating the stuff to thin it for it to thicken again as soon as it hits cold metal, thinning it with spirit would be better in that case.

Ron

[BrianC]

Eli,

Have a look at this Waxoyl link.

There was also an article on rustproofing in Octane Issue 42 Dec 2006 with a list of specialists and products. I have seen several good reports about Before'n'After and will probably use them later this year. I have done it myself in the past and never, ever want to repeat the experience. Having said that, all the above advice is sound, but I would willingly pay someone else to do that particular job.

Edited May 24, 2007 by BrianC

[67_gt6]

I have found Dynax S50 http://www.bilthamber.com/dynaxs50.html to be very easy to use. Quite expensive but has had excellent results in Practical Classics tests. Comes in a high pressure aerosol form with a lance so you can get it into every nook and cranny, also very runny. Still a messy job but much easier to work with than waxoyl.

[North London Mike]

Eli,

I have seen several good reports about Before'n'After and will probably use them later this year.

 

 

Brian

 

I have used Before'n'After and they were very good, no complaints.

 

Having seen the job being done, I wouldn't do it myself EVER

 

Chris the owner is a bit of a character (but then you would need to be to do the job!)

 

Good website. One word of caution, check for condition as he creased a sill on the two poster lift

 

All covered under insurance and paid for no problem but took the shine off