waxoyl for beginners

[HughJarse]

I plan to do this in the next few weeks, I was always reluctant as I didnt want my car covered in 'sticky' paint for months. How long until it normally stops being so sticky?

It shouldn't ever stop being sticky.

It was invented by a couple of blokes up the road from me, my dad has some stories about how they sold out.

 

[lynall]

I always used waxoyl on the chassis of my last 3 discoveries and hey had to be redone every couple of years as the rust just kept coming.

Have now got an aerosol tin of the bilt hammer stuff and it looks very good on the car, feels tackier than the waxoyl.



Lynall

 

[br1anstorm]

Seeing the comments about waxoyl coming off, or having to be re-done, reminds me of a step I forgot to mention in my earlier post. Like a painting job, rustproofing or undersealing is 90% preparation, 10% execution. If your car's chassis/underside is sound metal but dirty or muddy, then pressure wash or steamclean it (and let it dry) before spraying the waxoyl stuff. If you spray on to dust, dirt and mud, the waxoyl will penetrate but not adhere very well.

If the car's chassis/metalwork is rusty, then strip, wirebrush, and clean whatever and wherever you can before spraying on the rustproofing. No rustproofing will completely prevent the spread of existing well-established rust (the risk is that it will just hide it...).

A related point: that US paint-stuff called POR-15 (sold by Frosts) is said to 'bond' with existing rust to give a decently protected surface. Haven't tried it myself, but I guess it is an option in some circumstances...