Have an Annual Waxoyl Day!!!!!

[petrolhead]

....sometime during this warm dry September. Think of it as part of the annual service and keep those OSFs on the roads for years to come, this is how I did it today.

 

You need a can of cavity wax (or two if you're going really mad), waxoyl under seal and a refill can of the clear stuff. You will also need a funnel and a short bit of garden hose.

 

Jack up your car at a slight angle (lower at the rear), put it securely on axle stands and remove all wheels

 

Wire brush the underside and hammerite any bare patches of metal. Place that refill can in the kitchen sink of really hot water and leave it while you get on with......

 

.....going mad with the cavity wax and fill all those drain and access holes (phwoar). A-posts, B-posts, door bottoms and around the strut tops.

 

Then go mad with the paint brush and paint a thick layer of the good stuff all over the underside. Do two coats where it's most vunerable. take a break and refill that sink with boiling hot water again. Get in all the nooks and crannies. This is after a couple of hours.....

 

Finally, remove the A-post kick panels, temporarily plug up the centre sill drain hole and get the now hot clear waxoyl from the sink. Because it is now so hot it will be really runny. Use the funnel and hose to pour the clear waxoyl into the sill. It will run down the entire length of the sill (because the car is at a slight angle) seep into the gaps and come out of the rear drain hole. Don't forget to unblock the centre drain hole once this happens!

 

Work quickly and do inside the rear arches using the hose and funnel. It starts to cool and thicken soon so don't faff around. Tadah!!! The finished article, ready for another year of motoring.

 

regards ,

 

petrolhead matt

[Noodles]

Waxoyl, I love the stuff

[antz]

i need to do mine...

[NeilT]

cracking work m8 thats hard core

[mk2_escort_chick]

Waxoyl, I love the stuff

Was just about to mention you and your love for Waxoyl!

Always comes in covered in the stuff-it is good shite though

[aled]

Great thread....nice work !

 

Waxoyl is the bizz....

 

But I know some who spends DAYS scraping underseal off lol !

[stevepeanut]

excellent guide to using waxoil there mate, always wondered how it was done, thats a deffo job for me soon. Whats the cost for all that kit?

[petrolhead]

Black brush on stuff is around £15-20, refill is about the same, spray can is £7. You can get a waxoyl pressure sprayer and pressure line but I found they clog to easily. If you use my hosepipe trick you don't need it. So £35-40 all in and you have a lot left for next year.

[RWDmad]

the waxoye is obviously doing its job on your car,its mint!!

[shaun1.6ghia]

your car looks great, big cheer for waxoil

[Fishtailparka]

When I put my can of waxoil in hot water (not even boiling) it exploded, the lid shot off and covered the walls, window and ceiling!

I think I should point out that the lid must be removed before the hot water treatment.

[petrolhead]

Cheers for the comments, I spent years & years welding it so I'm not in a hurry to repeat the process - hence the annual Waxoyl Day!

 

If it is the paint pot style can (round one) then it probably would do that but the refill cans (square type I used for sills) have a screw on lid and are supposed to be put in hot water. However, there will be pressure build-up as you point out so it would be worth just unscrewing it a bit to release the pressure and avoiding the 'orrible waxoyl grenade scenario.

[CrazyCharlie]

its well worth it i did me fezza and when i stripped it down for a rebuild

i lost me garage and had to leave it on a friends

drive for a year as a bare shell and it did its job

brilliant stuff

[FlashCadillac]

Just done ever weld your car again.... ever

[bortaf]

I took me tow bar off the estate last week got coverd in the dtuff

does a bloody good job though best not want to run any wires where it's been though

Did me recovery last months, it took 15 lts just for the chassis rails

still cheaper than getting it welded every year

[jamesg]

did mine last year, should we do it every year?!

[Takeshi]

did mine last year, should we do it every year?!

 

Not really. Should last a few years before it needs to be done again, so long as you stay away from pressure washers under the arches etc.