wax oil

[racingmjl]

hi i am intending to treat my chassis is there anything better than waxoil that can be put straight on to any nasty brown bits, i've been reading up on waxoil but there does not seem to be anything added to attack the rust if this is the case would something like mammerite be better?

[racingmjl]

i meen hammerite

[petclub]

That's a shame, mammerite sounded very interesting

[newberry]

If mammerite doesn't work out give marmite a try.

[brakedust300]

iv just spent £70 on stuff for doing mine, iv got some special gel that removes the rust (tested best in group on practical classics)
then some stuff called something 80 (ill dig it out later) that converts any remaining rust & forms a barrier, then some zinc rich primer that forms an electronically stable layer!

ill dig out the website when im home but all this stuff has wone awards etc & is supposed to be the best, ill then probably use wax oil clear as an extra layer for its self healing properties.

this should keep me going for a few years!

[TT Tim]

You could try this: http://www.rust.co.uk/epoxy-mastic.cfm

I'm in the process of stripping the underside and suspension components of my car, and they will be treated to this stufF.

The only time I've ever had decent results using hammerite on a car was when I rebuilt my Spitfire suspension, but that did involve, sandblasting --> etch primer --> hibuild primer --> 4 coats of thinned hammerite. Other occasions and I've found hammerite to simply be too brittle chipping very easily.

Tim

Edited to add, I think Brett was on about Bilt Hamber: http://www.bilthamber.com/hydrate80.html

Edited by TT Tim on Sunday 6th January 20:24

[racingmjl]

thanks this hydrate 80 looks good stuff, i'll give them a ring asap

[brakedust300]

TT Tim said:

Edited to add, I think Brett was on about Bilt Hamber: http://www.bilthamber.com/hydrate80.html

Edited by TT Tim on Sunday 6th January 20:24

Thats the stuff! its a good website with some top stuff

[Ireland]

This stuff is brilliant



and here's the link to a bit more info on it

http://www.nwepaints.co.uk/acatalog/Galvafroid%20D...

It's fairly pricey though.

[SimonSparrow]

brakedust300 said:

TT Tim said:

Edited to add, I think Brett was on about Bilt Hamber: http://www.bilthamber.com/hydrate80.html

Edited by TT Tim on Sunday 6th January 20:24

Thats the stuff! its a good website with some top stuff

I normally wire brush and waxoyl once a year, but this year also used the Bilt Hamber stuff as its meant to creep into gaps a bit better that the waxoyl.

[TT Tim]

I'm blasting all the bits of my suspension at the moment. They are in a terrible state. My car is now over 10 years old and I can't be alone. So, a word of warning, check the bits under the shiny plastic otherwise I can see we're going to get component failure due to rust!




Tim

[mikesr]

Tim, have you had a look at the engine mounts - the bits that bolt to the main chassis rail?
They are easily the worst condition of all the bits I've removed.
I was in two minds about taking them off but am glad I did. The surfaces that sit on the chassis rail are really bad.