Winter Chassis Protection

[donjonmaster]

Hi all, what is the best protection for Chimaera chassis? The visible parts of the chassis have been checked, are sound and been Hammerite(d). I'm avoiding using the car in cold salted road conditions and getting stir crazy in the meantime. Is it just a question of waiting for a spring to spring, or worth having the car wax oiling and using occasionally during the winter months? Am I being paranoid??

[TJC46]

donjonmaster said:

Hi all, Am I being paranoid??

In a word

Just my opinion but waxoyl is a big for me.

It just covers over problems for the future. Keep rubbing down and cleaning/painting with Hammerite or whatever, and enjoy your car.

[Steve_D]

Waxoil will not get to the parts that are rusty and even if it did what good is it going to do.

Best winter suggestion is keep driving the car and put money in a pot each week ready for the chassis refurb.

Steve

[N7GTX]

Looked through the history of mine and found it has been waxoyled almost every year at a TVR dealer. The chassis is, as far as I can tell, still in good condition even using a miniature camera on a wire shoved along the outriggers on the top side. The car is a late 1994.
Some advocate it and some don't. RT Racing who are well known for making the various chassis for TVRs do it while you view. I'm sure there are others. IMO anything is a bonus.

[Yex 450]

Steve_D said:

Best winter suggestion is keep driving the car and put money in a pot each week ready for the chassis refurb.
Steve

This

I drive my 450 regularly throughout the winter when conditions are dry and road salt has been washed away by a decent rain shower. I also had a body off chassis refurb done 2 years ago by Dan Taylor so the car is good for quite a few years ahead

[Litcoat]

My cars history is the same, chassis waxoyled every 12 months sometimes sooner, had the car thoroughly checked before I bought her, everything rock solid so I've kept doing it and she's still looking good.
I drive in all conditions because we don't get many good days up here

[Aussie John]

Using a clear waxoil still lets you see any problems rather than the black stuff.

[Trevor450]

I have been using ACF-50 the last couple of years on my chassis. Give the chassis a good clean and degrease and apply liberally with a spray. It doesn’t harm rubber, electrics or anything else and you can safely spray it onto the exhaust where it will burn off harmlessly. Just don’t get it on brakes!

Do it each year and touch up with the paint of your choice where necessary. Much better than heavy waxoyl which has a tendency to crack and seal in moisture behind it.

[StuVT]

I've done the exact same thing. Snowflakes underneath, jet washed and acf50 liberally applied after sitting in boiling water to it's extra runny. Waxoil is I'm for panel cavities but not on a frame chassis. Hides too much.

[Belle427]

[quote=Trevor450]I have been using ACF-50 the last couple of years on my chassis. Give the chassis a good clean and degrease and apply liberally with a spray. It doesn’t harm rubber, electrics or anything else and you can safely spray it onto the exhaust where it will burn off harmlessly. Just don’t get it on brakes!

Do it each year and touch up with the paint of your choice where necessary. Much better than heavy waxoyl which has a tendency to crack and seal in moisture behind it. [/quote


Looks an interesting product, is it wd40 like in its consistency?

[Trevor450]

It’s a bit thicker than WD40 and has much better longevity. The great thing about it is it creeps around tubes and bits you can’t quite get to and remains greasy.

I just used the spray bottle that came with the kit last year, but I bought a sprayer I saw in a Land Rover magazine which has a capillary tube to go over the top of the outriggers.

https://chassiswand.co.uk/index.html

Sadly, it looks like they have problems and they aren’t available at the moment.