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Can anyone tell me about waxoyling? What is waxoyl (guessing a wax based product), I know its used on the chassis to resist the effects of corrosion but how is it used on the chassis? How much does it cost? Is it a DIY job or is it a garage job? Anyone on here not waxoyling their chassis? Should it be done every year?
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There are extensive threads on all forums about Waxoyl and other rust preventative treatments and chassis preps. There is actually a couple going on the TVR General Forum.
Basically Waxoyl is a waxy anti corrosion treatment. It is around £20 per gallon and you can get it from most car stores. I comes in Black ina Clear. It is temperature dependent, so to put it on you heat it up by soaking the tin in hot water. Then you can either spray it on using a compressor and a suitable gun, paint it on using a brush or use the waxoyl pressure gun. Pros - Pretty cheap, goes on eaisloy. Cons - It is temperature dependent so near engine tends to melt off very eaisly, never goes hard so does wash off eventually. Needs reapplying at least once a year.
Personally I rate Tectyl. It is basically like waxoyl, but is not temperature dependent, and goes much harder so a thick coat sprayed on stays thick and doesn't come off. It also provides a degree of andti chip protection. I have used both and basically Tectyl is a much, much better product than Waxoyl. The only things against Tectyl is it costs a lot more than Waxoyl, you cannot buy it in small quantities as it is designed for industrial application. It is not easy to apply as it does not brush on very easly.
Having said that there is nothing wrong with Waxoyl, I used it on my S3 for 2 years covering 20K or so, in all weather from snow to shine, and it worked fine. I did appyly a gallon or so every 3 months though.
You can do either at home, it is messy and unplesant. The most important thing is the prep of the chassis before you spary the waxoyl on. It has taken me around 25 hours or so to prep the Griff's chassis including painting. Painting is is a different matter and there are many differing opinions on what to use.
For more info use the search function.
Basically Waxoyl is a waxy anti corrosion treatment. It is around £20 per gallon and you can get it from most car stores. I comes in Black ina Clear. It is temperature dependent, so to put it on you heat it up by soaking the tin in hot water. Then you can either spray it on using a compressor and a suitable gun, paint it on using a brush or use the waxoyl pressure gun. Pros - Pretty cheap, goes on eaisloy. Cons - It is temperature dependent so near engine tends to melt off very eaisly, never goes hard so does wash off eventually. Needs reapplying at least once a year.
Personally I rate Tectyl. It is basically like waxoyl, but is not temperature dependent, and goes much harder so a thick coat sprayed on stays thick and doesn't come off. It also provides a degree of andti chip protection. I have used both and basically Tectyl is a much, much better product than Waxoyl. The only things against Tectyl is it costs a lot more than Waxoyl, you cannot buy it in small quantities as it is designed for industrial application. It is not easy to apply as it does not brush on very easly.
Having said that there is nothing wrong with Waxoyl, I used it on my S3 for 2 years covering 20K or so, in all weather from snow to shine, and it worked fine. I did appyly a gallon or so every 3 months though.
You can do either at home, it is messy and unplesant. The most important thing is the prep of the chassis before you spary the waxoyl on. It has taken me around 25 hours or so to prep the Griff's chassis including painting. Painting is is a different matter and there are many differing opinions on what to use.
For more info use the search function.
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