underseal

[zippy656]

What you clean underside with first, how easy it to do on your back?


What best seal to use?

 

[firebobby]

What you clean underside with first, how easy it to do on your back?


What best seal to use?

A scraper and a good set of goggles

 

[dave123]

What you clean underside with first, how easy it to do on your back?


What best seal to use?

I used a wired wheel on a drill and wire brush . and googles and wear old clothes that you don't mind binning . I used waxoyl in a garden sprayer . but keep the waxoxl warm in a bucket of hot water

 

[rustic]

I used a wired wheel on a drill and wire brush . and googles and wear old clothes that you don't mind binning . I used waxoyl in a garden sprayer . but keep the waxoxl warm in a bucket of hot water

Large plastic sheet under the vehicle, a sheet of cardboard over that, under the working area, easier for you to slide underneath, now I use a mortar mixing board, as seen in Wickes, to collect all the scrapings, and wire brushings, then I use a brush for the Waxoyl. The neoprene rubber type gloves last about 10 seconds once you have waxoyl on them, you are better with the type you get at the petrol station.

A hat and goggles, the waxoyl gets everywhere... yes prepare to bin your outer clothes, they make a mess of a washing machine...:doh

Warm day preferred, otherwise keep waxoyl warm. If spraying, you might want to add 10% white spirit to thin it.

TIP:-
I have mentioned this a few times, have a jar of waxoyl and a brush handy, so when ever you happen to do any work underneath, you can wire brush lightly and re do the waxoyl, it doesn't last forever, especially in high wash areas like the lower suspension arms and wheel arches.

I have also used it to grease the steering stops too.
On day one with my Maverick, I waxoyled every thing, even the back of the rear brake cylinders, where the brake pipe enters, when I had to replace the rear cylinders, the pipes and the unions were like new, and dismantled very easily. Same so far with all my nuts and bolts. :thumb2
Waxoyl can also be removed with a rag soaked in white spirit, I guess paraffin would work too.

I waxoyled the bonnet on our ford escort one summers day...
A big mistake... we went shopping and came back to the car and a lot of the waxoyl made an escape down the front grill, headlights and bumpers...:doh

But wipes off easily without damaging the paintwork.
On our Austin Ambassador, I always wiped some waxoyl over the painted steel rims before the winter, and wiped it off in the spring, we kept that car 13 years and the wheels looked like new when we sold it... as did the rest of the car of course.

I have been using waxoyl for a very long time... BUT it's not a fit and forget product, you need to touch up and inspect at least annually.

If you get waxoyl on rubber items like tyres, brake hoses, bushes etc, it seems to swell the rubber, but over time the swelling goes down, like all things...:augie

I don't know if the waxoyl damages or weakens the rubber, short term or long term, but I have waxoyled by suspension bushes, as I once had a few squeaks, and I am still on the originals, but I wouldn't take the risk with brake hoses or tyres, so mask off these items:thumb2

Rustic

 

[firebobby]

A disposable boiler suit is also handy.

 

[Terrano Steve]

I used Dinitrol, only done it recently think it was recomended in classic car.
I sprayed it on with a gun you also get a length of tube which goes inside chassis.
Bit early to say how good it is but I was pleased with how easy it is applied & it certainly wasn't as messy all that.

 

[firebobby]

I use Bilt Hamber cavity wax in all cavities and Waxoil on the outside, I have a compressor and was able to use an air fed gun to apply it, still a bit messy, but a lot easier than brushing.

 

[terrano bob]

get someone else to do it :thumbs

 

[firebobby]

get someone else to do it :thumbs

WHAT!! and miss all the goo stuck to you :lol

 

[spinna]

I recently undersealed the Patrol but I have a brother inlaw who kindly let me use his four post ramp
I do how ever have a patch of welding to do on the inside of chassis so will need to drop the fuel tank off.......no I didn't underseal this area.
I will add pics to my project thread when I get this done:thumbs