I want to put something liquidy into the sills and chassis rails, rather than leave them bare, as they seem to attract moisture and always manage rust from the inside out.
Is there anything better that waxoyl that I can get for less that £1000 a tin? Or would I be better pouring a load of castrol GTX into them?
cheers
Um, i have a copy of practical classics kicking around somewhere....I'll have a look in that...seem to remember there being a kit for about a ton that should do the job...
Me tooOriginally Posted by Egon
Dinitrol has won their last couple of cavity rustproofing comparing test article things
Thats the stuff...(mags' in the loo...Me too
Dinitrol has won their last couple of cavity rustproofing comparing test article things) there was another one too that you could have as an aerosol or as a compressor based spray..
EDIT: nope, dinitrol is the stuff....my bad...www.rust.co.uk
Last edited by Egon; 06-05-2007 at 19:14.
Yup dinatrols the stuff, the boss did his Pantera in dinatrol and was happy with the results, the problem with waxoil is if you put too much in, more than just a surface caosting it tends to form into a solid lump and shrink as it dries, leaving not so much protection
I want to put something liquidy into the sills and chassis rails, rather than leave them bare, as they seem to attract moisture and always manage rust from the inside out
Is there anything better that waxoyl that I can get for less that £1000 a tin? Or would I be better pouring a load of castrol GTX into them?
cheers
I am doing loads of research on wax injection at the moment
A sample of an anti-corrosion wax is being sent to me for assessment, it’s available in aerosols which includes a 60cm cavity injection lance. This offers a high-pressure, finely atomised circular mist ensuring 360 degree coverage of box sections and cavities. The aerosol contains 3/4L. They also sell it in 5L tins though I would think it very difficult to apply 5L of wax injection to a car. My guess is that you are probably looking at around £20 - £30 to do an SX with aerosols
Pete
SXOC Member Number : 317
Aah, a mystery product
In the meantime, I'm happy to point anyone towards Practical Classics' research
is Ziebart any good for what you need ???
or is it just the same as waxoyl
It's not a mystery product, it's all on the interwebAah, a mystery product
In the meantime, I'm happy to point anyone towards Practical Classics' research
Oh and what did Practical Classics' research tell you?
Pete
SXOC Member Number : 317
I'm not in such a hurry. having spent last week welding up the sill anyway (it's future proofing - sort of, although I expect to have to weld up the opposite sill within the year anyway, as there's signs of bubbling from the inside).
You can get at the rear part of the sill via the taped-over holes in the cabin, so there's reasonable access, but the liquid would have to be liquidy enough to leak down to the bottom of the sill once sprayed, coating all the surfaces it passes (I'd imagine wax would stick to whatever it initially hit). I don't think you can cover all the vunerable surfaces with a 360 degree sprayer thingy, as some are overlapped by others (hence my flooding thoughts), particularly the inner and outer sill skins.
Just to add - Journalist write articles for magazines – they know very little about corrosion. They do a quick test and the masses jump on the bandwagonIn the meantime, I'm happy to point anyone towards Practical Classics' research
Maybe it's best to keep my thoughts to myself
Pete
SXOC Member Number : 317
The Practical Classics article seemed to have enough integrity, for me to post the result on the SXOC. What you do with your thoughts is your concern
I'll dig out the article and stick it up here tomorrow (my home scanner's playing "I don't want to scan")
OK, I will keep my thoughts and findings to myself
Pete
SXOC Member Number : 317
Proper findings are good
Love me or hate me.... All I am doing is trying to find a solution to the rust problem..Please don't knock me for that. Jon how many hours have you spent researching this? Zero is my guess - Well I have spent over 40 hours researching the rust problem and the best way to cure it.... Now should I share this information with you?
Pete
SXOC Member Number : 317
YES!!!!!
Other than reading a magazine article that I trust, I have personally done no practical rust prevention research, no.
I have spent too many hours researching products and found Dinatrol to be the best available at the time. If Pete has found something then I would be interested in his findings as his work speaks for itself
Used chip fat or vegetable oil is very good for undersealing cars, much better than any product I've found anyway. I don't know how it would perform in the sills, but it might make your car smell a bit funny.
But if you do decide to use an off the shelf product such as Waxoyl, heat it up in a sink full of warm water before hand and it will work much better.
Last edited by George; 07-05-2007 at 08:32.
heh, great till the summer comes and it all drips off!!Used chip fat or vegetable oil is very good for undersealing cars, much better than any product I've found anyway. I don't know how it would perform in the sills, but it might make your car smell a bit funny.
I got some tinworm on the 14a so i'll be interested in this too...
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