Chassis protection
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colinrob

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1,199 posts

280 months

Sunday 28th November 2004
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Any opinions on the best place to get the chassis cleaned, painted and waxoiled?

Ballistic Banana

14,706 posts

296 months

Sunday 28th November 2004
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I do mine myself, Up on jacks, good clean then hammerite any bits that need it then waxoyle it all over. Couple of evenings worth of work depending on condition.
Although I do believe POR15 is better stuff I had a load of hammerite and waxoyle left over from last time.

otherwise have you tried Offord Motors


Simon

seamus

1,053 posts

311 months

Tuesday 30th November 2004
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Took me an entire day just to clean it up (hadn't been done for years), luckily had the use of a friends ramps and airgun to blow all the muck out having wire brushed.. then put on POR15 as recommended by so many others.. seems to be little to beat it.. If you don't want to do it yourself, most of the independent/TVR specialists do it for reasonable money.. (eg Peninsula/RT)

kojak

4,547 posts

282 months

Tuesday 30th November 2004
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Tripps

5,814 posts

301 months

Tuesday 30th November 2004
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colinrob said:
Any opinions on the best place to get the chassis cleaned, painted and waxoiled?
I had my previous TVR done at Austec while in for servicing - cost around £250+vat as I recall which when you consider the amount of work done works out good value IMO, as it was cleaned completely, left overnight then treated it when dry the following day.

If you have a local indy garage that would be the place to use, unless you're confident to do it yourself.

Tripps

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301 months

Tuesday 30th November 2004
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Los Angeles said:

Tripps said:
I had my previous TVR done at Austec while in for servicing - cost around £250+vat as I recall which when you consider the amount of work done works out good value IMO, as it was cleaned completely, left overnight then treated it when dry the following day.

What did they "treat" it with, Tripps?
Err, dirty rust-proofing stuff?

Didn't ask to be honest, but when it was at the ramps at my local dealer they said a very good job had been done, so I was happy

colinrob

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1,199 posts

280 months

Tuesday 30th November 2004
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Got it booked in at offords for thursday, thanks for all the suggestions