Wax treatment

[sceh]

When I bought my car new in 1981, they proposed waxing the engine compartment to stop corrosion. Now of course it has attracted loads of dust and is essentially black.
Anybody know and easy way to remove the wax?

Thanks

 

[Petrol Pete]

 

[W1ghty]

It’s already gone in the last 40 years buddy , try WD40 or an APC

 

[AndrewOl]

I have used TFR in the engine bay and wheel arches. Worked really well.

 

[sceh]

White spirit and a paintbrush and plenty of tissues to wipe it off. Works almost instantly and completely dissolves and removes the wax and all the gunge. I tried petrol, acetone, paint thinner etc but the only one that works instantly is white spirit

 

[Gbrowncls55]

Post a pic of your car. A 40 year old one owner car is pretty special.........

 

[sceh]

picture

 

[sceh]

and 80K miles from new

 

[sceh]

Perhaps someone can adise me or point me somewhere. The only issue on the car is that there is a random clunk from the rear? It happens usually when I drive down my drive or on a flat road. It does not happen on rough roads very much at all. I have changed all the mountings, the spheres, the links, the roll bar mountings, the diff mountings and the subframe mountings. I find no movement in the prop shaft connectors and the fuel tank has nothing loose inside. I cannot think of anything else to change! Any ideas? Driving me mad..

 

[DSM10000]

Iy

and 80K miles from new

It looks to be well cared for and, at 2000 miles per year, hardly used.

 

[RHDV8]

Steam cleaner would do it.

 

[ray_hennig]

I tried petrol, acetone, paint thinner etc

I strongly advise against acetone as it degrades some plastics catastrophically. I'd hesitate to use thinners too.

White spirit sounds pretty safe.

RayH

 

[alabbasi]

I'd think that a good degreaser and pressure washing will take it off.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

All I can offer is ... don't remove wax like this.

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[Fununcle]

Perhaps someone can adise me or point me somewhere. The only issue on the car is that there is a random clunk from the rear? It happens usually when I drive down my drive or on a flat road. It does not happen on rough roads very much at all. I have changed all the mountings, the spheres, the links, the roll bar mountings, the diff mountings and the subframe mountings. I find no movement in the prop shaft connectors and the fuel tank has nothing loose inside. I cannot think of anything else to change! Any ideas? Driving me mad..

Something loose in the boot or under the boot floor?

 

[Will]

Perhaps someone can adise me or point me somewhere. The only issue on the car is that there is a random clunk from the rear? It happens usually when I drive down my drive or on a flat road. It does not happen on rough roads very much at all. I have changed all the mountings, the spheres, the links, the roll bar mountings, the diff mountings and the subframe mountings. I find no movement in the prop shaft connectors and the fuel tank has nothing loose inside. I cannot think of anything else to change! Any ideas? Driving me mad..

Spare wheel, tools, jack etc?

Exhaust loose/moving on mountings, hitting the body etc?

Engine mounts could be worn causing exhaust to move.

All guesswork of course, any decent MB specialist should be able to find it.

Lovely car, btw Maybe some before/after pics of the engine bay. Do you plan on having it retreated once clean?

 

[DriverLDN]

A light spray of TFR will do the job nicely.

 

[sceh]

Spare wheel, tools, jack etc?

Exhaust loose/moving on mountings, hitting the body etc?

Engine mounts could be worn causing exhaust to move.

All guesswork of course, any decent MB specialist should be able to find it.

Lovely car, btw Maybe some before/after pics of the engine bay. Do you plan on having it retreated once clean?

Mounts are new, the jack and spare removed and the exhaust is perfect..I am at my wits end especially since it is random. I have tried loading it to the gills and sat in the back to try to locate it by ear. I had thought a spring light be broken though I can see no evidence and it is such low mileage it is unlikely. All very odd. I will no doubt turn out to be something idiotic though I have had it over a pit with a crowbar and nothing moves and the MOT finds nothing loose either

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

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[sceh]

Spare wheel, tools, jack etc?

Exhaust loose/moving on mountings, hitting the body etc?

Engine mounts could be worn causing exhaust to move.

All guesswork of course, any decent MB specialist should be able to find it.

Lovely car, btw Maybe some before/after pics of the engine bay. Do you plan on having it retreated once clean?

I forgot to take before pictures but basically everything you will see in the future 'after' pictures used to be black!
I am finding colour-coded wires and things I thought were wires but it is a very satisfying job which will take another week.
I won't retreat it though since I hardly ever use it aos rust is not an issue under the bonnet.
White spirit and a paintbrush works wonders