Waxoyl, any good?

[GTRMikie]

I know that Waxoyl is good for inside box sections and sills etc, but how does it fair on wheel arches and under front wings. Does it really stick or get washed off during the first thunder storm?

[Cooperman]

I've heard that Dinatrol is better than Waxoyl, but Waxoyl seems pretty good, so long as you brush all the loose mud and bits off before applying it and make sure the surface is dry.
Do it every few months and you'll reduce the rate of corrosion. Of course, you'll never eliminate all corrosion whatever you do.

[PatHeald]

Just don't use it inside the boot or under the carpets.

My Clubman has been drowned in the stuff and now resembles a giant toffee apple.

Every time I work on the car I get covered in the filthy stuff.

Still, it is better than rotten metal, I guess.

Pat

[love machine]

I use sump oil and lots of it, clean it off with a high pressure hose, when it's dry, paint it with sump oil. Do it every few weeks. My mini is completely oiled, seams and everything as I would rather have an oily one than a rusty one. Waxoyl or similar can lift and rust underneath. You have to make sure your metal cannot have oxygen/water getting at it in any shape or form. Waterproof grease would be an option. Allthough I just use oil as I am a cheapskate and it works.

[MR2Mike]

My fathers A reg Metro Turbo was regularly waxoyled from the time he bought it (a year or so old) and is still being used daily. It has needed some minor welding, but the rust only appeared where the waxoyl didn't reach. How many Mk1 Metro's do you see on the roads these days?

[eccles]

dinitrol make a whole range of products similar to waxoyl, some of which still stay soft, but dry with a skin on them. we use it in work, but i'm not sure if its generally available. perhaps one of the specialist restoration suppliers might be able to get some.

[Wildfire]

It's Ok, but Tectyl WD 560 is much better, it goes on and solidifies. Waxoyl tends to run to the bottom after a while. One application of Tectyl and you're off. Down side is that you can only buy Tectyl in 5 Gallon quantities.