alan2010

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Hi all
I wonder if anyone can recommend a good company who carries out underbody seal with such products as Dinitrol or POR15. I have read it is quite intesive if it is done properly. Ie with the Dinitol. preping the underneath of car.and using the Dinitrol Rc 900 in all cavaties. sills chassis etc (probably drilling out acces holes) Next use the use the 3125 cavity wax. After that the 4941 for undersealing/protection.

I am looking for a good comapany not to far from me (Liverpool.)

Anyone know of anyone?

Alan
 
You are opening a can of worms. Do it yourself. Or do a search...theres loads of info, pos and neg.
 
D I Y???? be a fook of a lot cheaper. and you'll know the jobs been done properly. But if DIY int for you. Stay the fook away from beforeandafter. ripping off miserable bodging fooking cowboy. wouldn't trust him to spray a rosebush if you stood him in front of it and put the hose in his hand.
 
LOL by jove those answers where quick...and to the point:)

Yep I would love to do it myself, but in all honsety just dont fancy crawling on my back under the car to do it.

Alan
 
I am going to do myself this summer as got compressor in front yard, lot cheaper if you DIY. Going to use waxoyl and impact resitant stuff for wheel arches and sills.
 
Theres a cracking thread somewhere...how to waxoyl your cat or something...wish i could find it for you but i can't seem to get google to suggest the right one...
 
True story that has been on the LR forums for a few years... anyone who's had dripping Waxoyl in the face while DIYing the job will appreciate this...

Waxoil….

I really wanted to get some of this into the Land Rover's chassis before I started using it. I had gone to halfords and bought 2 gallons, and knocked off work early.

I also had the real benefit that SWMBO was out so I had since 3.00pm been shoving the 2 gallon cans into the sink with near boiling water. I should have known things were going to go “slightly wrong” when I started.

I decided to use a Waxoil gun and my compressor, I had the propane burner on in the workshop since 3.00pm flat out and it was like the sahara, in fact it was so hot I decided a T-shirt and shorts was the dress code.

Grabbing some white spirit to further thin the waxoil I entered the kitchen and unscrewed the waxoil lid.

Thhhhuuuumpppppppp !…grwat big snotty big dollop spewed out over the kitchen worksurface... no probs I thought, ...I’ll sort that out when I’ve finished, as I might make "a little bit more mess yet".... glad she's not in.

Clutching hot waxoil injector thingy, part filled with waxoil and mixed with very very warm white spirit I squirted and soaked the chassis blasting away, and also practising holding my breath as it went misty in the workshop.

1 Gallon later I was nearly there, I was at the rear cross member, with yet another huge refill.

I ought to point out that I had also decided that at some of the angles I was at pulling and holding the trigger was a pain so I had devised a cunning lock of an elastic band on the trigger so that I could let it do it things whilst it sprayed away. Shove tube into hole and pull trigger… lock and waggle etc.

Enter the cat.

It sat there and looked at me the way only a cat can... it sniffed (unapprovingly) the dripped waxoil, and I said…

“Huh, you don’t want to be in here matey, this stuff will stick to your fur like brown stuff to a blanket”……and at that very point the jammed on tube extension came off the gun.

Could I release the elastic band round the trigger ? Could I XXXXXX.

The gun squirted warm waxoil/white spirit out at a force never so far experienced, one particularly good jet hit the cat, who bolted, knocking over the 2/3 empty (1/3 full!!) can of hot waxoil/white spirt mix, which flowed oh so well under the landy, and into my clothes T shirt and clothes and skin areas exposed..., but I was still fighting with the hot octopus trying to switch the damned thing off, but I failed, I was saved when it ran out.

Just when I thought nothing could get worse than lying under a Land Rover with waxoil soaked clothes, waxoil dripping onto my hair and face, and running into my ears... Some waxoil drpped onto the lead lamp... ping... Blackness.

It also pinged the fuse for the lighting circuit, getting myself out of the underneath of the landy proved friutfull, in that I knew all the places that waxoil had “leaked”.

Removing dripping clothes I entered house in “minimal Clothes” to resolve fuse prob, when Lights went on I saw the cat…

I AM GOING TO DIE IF SHE SEES THIS !

Here Puddie cattie……

This did not improve the sink/kitchen area one little jot, .....ever tried holding a 'waxoiled cat' in a sink with water and rags, and especially when cat does not enjoy it ?

1 hour later cat was scrubbed and very peed off with me, I’ve had 2 baths, and also cleaned the bath it seems that the bath will not be rusty...scrubbed kitchen floor, sink, worktop

Will she notice?

Cat stinks, garage sticks, alley way stinks, I stink, kitchen smells of lemon washing up liquid, which strangely we seem to nearly be out of, floor stinks.

She will be back any minute [gulp]. Nice job on the Landy tho....... :)))

...later that evening...... Alleyway door closes and SWMBO walks in..... "have a nice time dear ?......." "what the HELL is that smell ?"

"Smell ?....er do you mean the waxoil ?" "Is that what it is - its disgusting" "Er..really"....

"yes really, the alleyway stinks, I mean I could smell it when I got out of the car..."
"er...really ?"

"yes, Really, I mean its stinking everywhere out, its even permutated the house " "really"

"yes really and [ picks up cat - I look away at telly and pray]...and ....good grief even the cat smells of it its ....[ at this point the cat growls.....probably hand enough of being "handled" during the evening...]..."WELL if your going to be like that madam you grumpy old thing" ...[places cat down firmly - cat grumbles some more].. cat exits still grumbling

"Charming... well... Anyway, have you finished?"

THOUGHTS...............

I've got away with it...."all done"...I've got away with it...."think I'll have a beer"...I've got away with it....I've got away with it...."Would you like a glass of wine ?"....I've got away with it....yippee....I've got away with it....and

SHE'S GOT THE HUMP WITH THE CAT TOO - NOT ME !!

Beer.... Bed.... RESULT....... !

But a bit close for comfort......far to close
 
Hehe sounds like something I would end up getting myself into. was cleaning wheels on a ford ranger once with sovent based cleaner with a calor gas heater on in the room, never again fire balls eye brows singed me soaked trying to put the fire out, hehe its all good fun.
 
That is without doubt the funninest thing I read in ages. Me and 'er indoors were reading it together and collopsing in heaps of laughter.

Well done that man - you couldn't write a sit-com could you? I could do with a regular laugh of that quality
 
Not exactly local mate but closer than 'Before and After' and from what I have heard, a damn site better. Try this company, seriously I know its worth doing yourself but its a messy job.. For £360 I got 30 litres of waxoyl on my chassis, arches, engine bay, the works. Dropped it off at 0800 and picked it up at 17.30.

Try this link for more info the company is called 'The Waxworks' ABOUT US

He is based in Northumberland and gets genuine waxoyle from the factory in Prudoe. I cant recommend this guy highly enough, he knows his stuff and restores classic cars and 4x4's.

I'm expecting some stick for not doing this myself but hey, I know don't have the time to do a full job like this and I genuinly am over the moon. If your close enough he will even come to your house. :D
 
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At least you and the cat won't go rusty.i'm doing mine next week [no not the cat the landie],so the yard cat's better get there white paper overalls on,or watch out for extention pipe,ooh err,
 
I am looking for a good comapany not to far from me (Liverpool.)

Anyone know of anyone?

Alan

There's a lot to be said for an old fashioned oil spray every 12 months, I've got a 1972 Rover P6 which has clearly had that done many times, and although its a bit grimy underneath, its true to say the car is 100% rot free.

Opinions abound regarding wax, and its hard to sort the wheat from the glossily marketed chaff. For overall quality of protection I've found Shell Ensis fluid hard to beat. Its available in 4 thicknesses, I've always used the thickest. The good thing is it really sticks well, its used in industry for coating metal parts which are going to left stood outside for ages.

For exposed areas, rust converter and then spray it with regular underbody shutz does a nice job.

Personally a bit suspect of Waxoyl, I hope its a better product than the same firms "hammerite".
 
That post mad me **** myself laughing..... You'll be receiving the bil shortly, for the staining on my sofa caused by spitting a mouthful of beer over ti, laughing.....


Absolutely Hilarious..
 
There's a lot to be said for an old fashioned oil spray every 12 months, I've got a 1972 Rover P6 which has clearly had that done many times, and although its a bit grimy underneath, its true to say the car is 100% rot free.

Opinions abound regarding wax, and its hard to sort the wheat from the glossily marketed chaff. For overall quality of protection I've found Shell Ensis fluid hard to beat. Its available in 4 thicknesses, I've always used the thickest. The good thing is it really sticks well, its used in industry for coating metal parts which are going to left stood outside for ages.

For exposed areas, rust converter and then spray it with regular underbody shutz does a nice job.

Personally a bit suspect of Waxoyl, I hope its a better product than the same firms "hammerite".

Yeah seems to be the tried and trusted method..with old engine oil!! seems to be no complaints..looking at Dinatrol and Sika..had a couple of quotes this morning..looks like I am going to do it myself!

Alan
 
Yeah seems to be the tried and trusted method..with old engine oil!! seems to be no complaints..looking at Dinatrol and Sika..had a couple of quotes this morning..looks like I am going to do it myself!

Alan

Hi Alan, I find the best stuff is the old tranny box and axles EP oil, it's thick and it sticks well to the underneath.

I always save mine every time I do an oilchange on these items now.

Using this stuff seems to give a great looking finish too. Black and strong.
 

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