Mike P
Trade: Pickwell Audio
The was/wax typo? I've edited that.Your last sentence doesn't make sense FYI
Or something else?
The was/wax typo? I've edited that.Your last sentence doesn't make sense FYI
Which Dino?I've always used Waxoyl, warmed to a warm room temperature and sprayed on using a schultz gun. So far it hasn't let me down, I had the Dino's chassis done when it was rebuilt in the mid 80s and it's still rust free
Wow, that's some recommendation.I've always used Waxoyl, warmed to a warm room temperature and sprayed on using a schultz gun. So far it hasn't let me down, I had the Dino's chassis done when it was rebuilt in the mid 80s and it's still rust free
Wow! I bet you did alright out of that. 246 prices have risen incredibly.246GT, sadly I sold it a couple of years ago to fund my retirement but the chassis was as good as the day it was treated
Ziebart, Dinitrol, Protectol were the brands of the time. Escort wings, aah. Takes me back. The insides were only in primer I think. Perhaps some sort of black crud on top. No wheelarch liners though so the infamous mud poultice always formed. Rotting inside 3 years, you forget. I remember my dad bought a 1976 Mini, by 83 it needed repair to the sill, when we cut off the rusty one we found the remains of the old one underneath. 7 years old, rusted through twice. They don't make them like they used to. No, and thank Christ.Many years ago, there was a very well-known anti-rust treatment that was applied to your new car for a suitable sum. So well-known I've quite forgotten what it was called...Anyway, a bloke at work bought a new Escort 1300E that he had treated with this stuff, and within three years rust was blossoming through on top of both front wings.
Easier is to thin it with paraffin or white spirit IME. It's important with Waxoyl and similar to let it dry. I once carefully sprayed the underside of a Mini, got everything thoroughly coated. Great. Then my dad took it to town immediately, it was chucking it down. On return, no wax. Once dry you can power hose it, but when it's still soft and wet any water will remove it.To add to Dinovector's post, I used to place the can of Waxoyl in very, very hot water for 20 minutes prior to use and then take it out to the car in the bucket of hot water. I have even been known to add to the, by then warm water, with more water from the kettle. That method worked even when it was very cold outside.
Well done Steve! 'Twas Ziebart. A big thing back then, but then we didn't have the internet to browse through for anything negative; mostly relied on the advertising.Ziebart, Dinitrol, Protectol were the brands of the time. Escort wings, aah. Takes me back. The insides were only in primer I think. Perhaps some sort of black crud on top. No wheelarch liners though so the infamous mud poultice always formed. Rotting inside 3 years, you forget. I remember my dad bought a 1976 Mini, by 83 it needed repair to the sill, when we cut off the rusty one we found the remains of the old one underneath. 7 years old, rusted through twice. They don't make them like they used to. No, and thank Christ.
Many years ago, there was a very well-known anti-rust treatment that was applied to your new car for a suitable sum. So well-known I've quite forgotten what it was called...Anyway, a bloke at work bought a new Escort 1300E that he had treated with this stuff, and within three years rust was blossoming through on top of both front wings.
Considering the way I've chucked money around all my life yes, it was probably the best move I ever made buying it despite it costing a fortune to maintain over the years including 2 full engine rebuilds, then that was money I'd have probably wasted on the next toy that devalued within a weekWow! I bet you did alright out of that. 246 prices have risen incredibly.
True, I just don't like how runny it can get if you add just a little too much, however where there are seams and the like it is streets ahead soaking into tight spaces and cracksEasier is to thin it with paraffin or white spirit IME. It's important with Waxoyl and similar to let it dry. I once carefully sprayed the underside of a Mini, got everything thoroughly coated. Great. Then my dad took it to town immediately, it was chucking it down. On return, no wax. Once dry you can power hose it, but when it's still soft and wet any water will remove it.