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Post by valetboy on Jul 27, 2008 10:53:46 GMT 1
hi,
what do you guys use to underseal your mini ,
1/ wax oil
2/ oil + parrafin
3/ or something else
i am just about to underseal my car but dont know what to use,also do i do the inside of the boot area and battery box. vb
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Post by taffy1967 on Jul 27, 2008 11:46:58 GMT 1
Hammerite/Waxoyl underbody seal is pretty good so long as you don't mind the fact it's black and you brush any loose off and reapply some each year as necessary. For the battery box, I'd first remove the battery and give the box a good spray coating of Waxoyl. Then spray some behind the wheel arches (inside the boot). You'll have to move the fuel tank out the way to get at the left hand side. It'd also be worth coating the top of the left hand wheel arch (where the fuel tank sits), because that's a favourite rot spot. After that you can Waxoyl all the box sections (something I really should do myself).  |
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Post by jc1380s on Jul 27, 2008 12:41:38 GMT 1
I use the standard black hammerite underseal with a brush but don't use it inside the boot!  cos it never really hardens and will always come off on things!!!!!!!  ........ask Danni!!!!!!! ;D I use it everywhere underneath the car, wheelarches, sills & underneath the boot floor and try to recoat it every 2 or 3 years - remembering that mine doesn't go on the road in winters!!! - & not at all at the moment!!!!! ;D You really need to waxoyl inside the sills too to do a proper job - drill 3 or 4 holes in the inner sill and insert the 360* Waxoyl spray nozzle and pump the waxoyl in untill it runs out somewhere - preferably underneath the car!!!!! You can plug the holes up later ready for the next time!  Inside the bottom of the companion box's is also a good area to treat! Anywhere you can't reach with a brush - use the spray!!!  A dirty job but worth while doing regularly! jc jc |
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Post by coedy on Jul 27, 2008 16:02:10 GMT 1
the guy who did my car also said to me to try and do the waxoyl on hot days to help it flow better.
and one word of warning, if you do inside the boot and inside the rear pockets...leave the windows and boot open for a while... it stinks...
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Post by taffy1967 on Jul 27, 2008 21:51:48 GMT 1
I believe standing the can of Waxoyl in a bucket of boiling water helps. I think some add some white spirit too to get it moving (it already contains some anyway). I'm guilty of painting the inside of my boot (floor mostly) with red Hammerite paint (my cars red). Well there's already a small patch been welded there so it's not mint anyway, so hopefully it won't rust out anytime soon. It's also a good idea to spray Waxoyl inside the boot lid too. Oh and don't forget the subframes. |
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Post by byron101 on Jul 27, 2008 22:07:57 GMT 1
 don't mention underseal + wheel arches to me  GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR julie still bl--dy laughs over it
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Post by byron101 on Jul 27, 2008 22:32:14 GMT 1
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Post by taffy1967 on Jul 27, 2008 23:31:22 GMT 1
Was that the time you got your head stuck in the wheel arch Boycie?
;D
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Post by dohboy78 on Jul 28, 2008 10:15:30 GMT 1
I remeber doing the underside of my mini... it was up on ramps and axel stands. Happily painting away. Finished... looked at my t-shirt... had loads of drips and splats on... so did my skin underneath!!
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Post by valetboy on Jul 28, 2008 11:49:10 GMT 1
there must be more of these stories pray tell !!!
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Post by byron101 on Jul 28, 2008 18:30:26 GMT 1
Was that the time you got your head stuck in the wheel arch Boycie? ;D no comment taffy ;D |
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Post by minichick on Jul 28, 2008 21:15:31 GMT 1
;D ;D ;D I remember that Boycie.
Best thing was watching him trying to get in the back of Ju's mini today, wish I had the camera ;D ;D ;D
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Post by dai9fxey on Jul 28, 2008 22:33:33 GMT 1
I might give Dinitrol a go. It's applied using a Shutz type gun.
Not cheap, but what price a rot free Mini.
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Post by coedy on Jul 28, 2008 23:24:07 GMT 1
there was a write up in practical classics about that stuff a fair while ago. fairly certain. is that the stuff the navy use on their vehicles they use on their coast landing crafts? if so its the same stuff. Pricey, but how much rotted out naval stuff do you hear of? |
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Post by biker on Jul 28, 2008 23:37:03 GMT 1
awaiting reply from our ex naval officer ;D ;D ;D
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Post by silversaxo on Jul 28, 2008 23:46:34 GMT 1
big can of waxoil ( in a bucket of hot water ) and use the pump up spray gun ;D
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Post by minimiglia0 on Jul 31, 2008 8:42:18 GMT 1
hi paul as far as i remember we did underneath the car when it wa finished but if you want to do it again use clear waxoyl in a gun that way you still see the colour of the car underneath i have the gun at work here if you need to borrow it or get the wax and ill apply it for you when the car comes in for the arches cheers mike
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Post by valetboy on Jul 31, 2008 19:09:38 GMT 1
thanks mike i will pop over on monday or tuesday to see you = vb
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cos it never really hardens and will always come off on things!!!!!!! 
........ask Danni!!!!!!! ;D
don't mention underseal + wheel arches to me 
