Underside Protection.........
Underside Protection.........
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davegreg

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1,099 posts

212 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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I know this quite a boring question, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the FAQ's.

Do Monaros have ANY protection on the underside of the car, or do they definately need waxoling or something to keep the winter elements out. I use it as my everyday car.

the muppet

669 posts

214 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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My 2004 had a thin coat of some kind of anti-rust on the wheelarches, but nothing anywhere else. I cleaned off the underneath and waxoyled it recently - it is a really messy job.

monkfish1

12,233 posts

247 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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04 cars have none to speak of, 05 cars had a token light spray of wax.

My usual advice is, if your going to keep it a long while, its well worth doing. But properly! ie seal all seams, wax inside all box sections as well as doing the underneath.

anonymous-user

77 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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I'm getting mine done via RapidGB, there's a place on the same industrial estate that does them for £350 +Vat. Apparently they remove the prop shaft, take the rear seats out and remove the door cards to do a proper job.

I know Roger does similar although he probably won't admit it - it's a horrible job apparently.

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 22 September 20:21

the muppet

669 posts

214 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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It is pretty horrid - waxoyl is a bh to get out of your hair lol

global-i

368 posts

239 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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I did mine last week, underneath and in the box sections.
For a 04 Car it was pretty good once I got the dirt off. There is no rust protection to speak of from the factory; just a liberal splattering of stonechip protection in selected areas and that was about it.
I used these two products, lucky I had access to professional equipement which made it much easier.
www.rust.co.uk/popup.cfm?p_i=405069&p_n=405069
www.rust.co.uk/popup.cfm?p_i=405024&p_n=405024
I have yet to do in the insides of the body work like sills and doors etc.
Does anyone know if there are drain holes for the sills under the plastic sill extentions? As there does not seem to be any on the lip where they normally are on other cars?

davegreg

Original Poster:

1,099 posts

212 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Cheers guys. Well, looks like i'll have to get it booked in somewhere to get sorted out when i've got some time off. I think there's a place an hour up the road at Morpeth.

the muppet

669 posts

214 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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davegreg said:
Cheers guys. Well, looks like i'll have to get it booked in somewhere to get sorted out when i've got some time off. I think there's a place an hour up the road at Morpeth.
Morpeth?!?! The Monaro capital of Northumberland!!

Island boy HSV

726 posts

262 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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I would recommend it, I have seen some horror stories under HSV GTS's. If you intend to keep for a while a decent under seal job is needed. I would go to some one who sees allot of cars and knows their week spots.

davegreg

Original Poster:

1,099 posts

212 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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the muppet said:
davegreg said:
Cheers guys. Well, looks like i'll have to get it booked in somewhere to get sorted out when i've got some time off. I think there's a place an hour up the road at Morpeth.
Morpeth?!?! The Monaro capital of Northumberland!!
laugh Indeed! There is a place there called 'The Waxworks' that does all undersealing and stuff.



the muppet

669 posts

214 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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davegreg said:
the muppet said:
davegreg said:
Cheers guys. Well, looks like i'll have to get it booked in somewhere to get sorted out when i've got some time off. I think there's a place an hour up the road at Morpeth.
Morpeth?!?! The Monaro capital of Northumberland!!
laugh Indeed! There is a place there called 'The Waxworks' that does all undersealing and stuff.
Sorry, I've never heard of it. There are at least 2 Monaros tho, mine and Jimb0's...

davegreg

Original Poster:

1,099 posts

212 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Well, i managed to get it booked in for 3 weeks time, before the winter comes! £360 for the full job.

jayrockwell

309 posts

217 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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So you mean all this time the muppet, jimb0 and the rest on here have been right along the road from me, noose and the Newcastle squad?????

There's actually another thread quite recently where we talked about waxworks in morpeth.

jayrockwell

309 posts

217 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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Oh sorry didn't mean to forget davegreg!

davegreg

Original Poster:

1,099 posts

212 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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Cheers jay!smile....I'm actually from 'sunny' Teesside, but hey!

I thought i'd seen mention of the Waxworks before on here, i'll give my views on the place and it's staff when i've had my Ro done next month.

the muppet

669 posts

214 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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jayrockwell said:
So you mean all this time the muppet, jimb0 and the rest on here have been right along the road from me, noose and the Newcastle squad?????

There's actually another thread quite recently where we talked about waxworks in morpeth.
Guess so! Saw a blue CV8 in Alnwick a while ago, but not spotted any up here since

Raggyman

2,317 posts

266 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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Hey kids, saw a silver CV8 up here the other day.... at frank and benny's near the metro centre...

Almost think it is time for another meet up somewhere.

Yeah, Simon at wax works is awesome.. Got to get two more cars done there, way too much hassle to do it myself..

l4jor

210 posts

224 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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I got some undercoating done at teesport in Middlesbrough, but the job was not brilliant. So I finished it myself with some tins of cavity wax and loads of waxoil, hell it was a pain to do but I couldn't drive it in the winter without it.
The car was in good condition though, and I intend to keep it that way....