How many litres of Waxoyl...............?

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EWG

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I bought my 2003 D2 TD5 in September 2012 from it's one owner - my neighbour of thirty yards away - and it had been regularly waxoyled undeneath.

By now (April 2014) the covering had become a little thin and entirely washed away in places, so, it was time to do it again properly on a ramp.

How much Waxoyl did I use?
3 x 5litre cans of Black Waxoyl and and a half full can containing about 2 - 3 litres.

1 x 5litre can of clear Waxoyl for the inner chassis sections and another half full can with 2 - 3 litres.

Is that about right?
The cans were put in a Baby Burco water heater at half heat until the Waxoyl was hot and runny and applied with about 60psi from a schutz gun with homemade nozzles and extension lances.

Did I use enough?
 
you can only use what you used! i would say plenty, hardest part getting right into all the nooks and cranny's, mine will be getting hoisted up in july, annual session, have alook at my pics!!
 
IMO to waxoly properly it needs to be done with an air pressure gun and on a ramp,I reckon that is the only way to you can see to get into the nooks and crannys etc.
My local spanner man checks every time its due a service and my chassis has to be one of the best around,he says so anyway,he charges me around £30.00 to do this and at that price its a no brainer,saves crawling around on yer back with stuff dripping in your eyes.
 
I did this with my last car, most of its age had rusty wheel arches, mine just had a bent floor pan, doors, pillars, but no rust.

This summer I will do my TD5
 
I agree, it penetrates better, I thin and then heat on a gas burner (Feck H&S) and spray several hot thin coats. It leaches into joints that the thick stuff just coats over:)

+1 on hot thin coats. I also add in any surplus engine oil I have (or old stuff).
It does get into joints better and drys to a kind of semi dry varnish like finish. I think putting it on straight, hot or not, just lies on top of chassis like a skin that is easily peeled off.
 
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