Re: Waxoil Weekend

Best to soften before pressure washing. Use a garden sprinkler overnight to wash all of the underside. This makes pressure washing safer and more effective. If necessary use a scraper or wire brush, a couple of small used toothbrushs also helps to get into inaccessible places.

Waxoyl 'creeps' very well but it's best to do the 'hard to get at' areas first in small blasts. If there're any holes, spray into them directly, if there's anywhere you cant get at easily, find a way before you start. Once all of the fiddly bits are done, wait an hour or so before giving the rest a good coating.

Obviously, mask, goggles, full coveralls etc...

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 10:22:50 +0100, Mother woke me up from day-dreaming about allsorts of things and broke forth with the following words:

'cos if you don't you look like you've been in a Very hot country, hotter than the UK yesturday!!!!

It's got a little bit of bitumen in it, but as far as I can tell does about the same job.

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i

Thanks for that, is it just the chassis and bulkhead or do I cover everything that can rust? axel, springs etc.

you can't spin the starter. The Waxoyl kit I bought once had a plastic pipe with a nail in the end to act as a disperser. What a joke. I threw it in the bin and bought a cheap garden spray in the market.

Regards

Hi Martin,

I have given lots of advice of DIY Waxoyling on

Cheers Chris Parkinson

Just done my landy, recommend you cover your self from head to foot, the stuff is a right B******d to get of skin without the help of alcohol/sprits. Not a good ideal to use the spay head if the wind is a little high.

I found having some thinners close by to clean the spray head helps seems to clog a lot. putting the container in a bucket of hot water also helps.

Possibly the best excuse for a piss up I've heard in ages...

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i

Martin .... are you sure you want to do this on one of the hottest weekends of the year? It's a dirty sweaty job at the best of times! I usually do my waxoyling in April or October ..... so that the heat doesn't fray my temper even more. Saying that, the hot weather will help to keep the Waxoyl runny.

My advice (already given by others) is to focus on the tricky-to-get-at areas first. I use a brush to stipple it on into the corners of the chassis. Don't be tempted just to do the bits you can easily reach!

Have a nice weekend!

Judith (also Wirral)

And don't forget that, in this hot weather, it will creep and drip out of various holes onto your lovely clean drive for days to come !!

As I found out the hard way - after doing mine in the Spring...

Have fun.

Martin