Phantom Menace Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Gents Mary-Beth arrives on thursday and the blokes at work reckon that I should vaseline all the nuts, bolts etc.. when I put it together!! Is there advantage in this or is it an old wives tail? Will they shake loose? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 What for? If it's as an anti corrosive, dinitrol or waxoil stands a better chance of not being washed off by the first puddle. If it's to stop bolts seizing, copperslip is better. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Menace Posted March 5, 2002 Author Share Posted March 5, 2002 Cheers Alex. I went into a couple of stores on Saturday and nobody had some. In fact they both looked at me quizzically. Wheres the best place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 Halford stock this - in samll tubes in the brake section ISTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL FLY Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 It's a very good idea to waxoil the whole car before starting the build. Especially around the tank and rear end and inside the engine bay, although some engines do a self rustproofing service while they're running smile.gif. Thin the Waxoil down with white spirit to make it spray better, the white spirit then evaporates off. Roy See willfly.net for more info. If you don't spin you ain't trying smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 Waxoil and copperslip is available from Halfords. Some branches stock dinitrol which seems better a bit better than waxoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 I wouldn't waxoil the visable suspension parts though (ie front) - it's sticky stuff and it ain't pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Menace Posted March 5, 2002 Author Share Posted March 5, 2002 Cheers. Mary Beth is now delayed until mid next week but I suppose I have waited since I can remember the smell of petrol so a few days more won't do any harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 use copper grease (or slip). You only need a bit, but the small tubes you get could be a little small - you can get tubs from motor factors. Bewared its very slippy! Unlike grease or vaslene that is quite sticky. Spent part of my saturday looking for a bolt that had slipped out of my hands just as I was going to put it in. Ended up lying on the road looking for it - supprised a few motorist :-) Hence you are warned that once applied that important bolt or nut will fall into an in accessable place, or be unfindable - sods law. Greg, Q 880 RAE (Green/Ali XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buda Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 With respect to alex, i must disagree, I would waxoil the front suspension, I didn't wax oil the steering arm thingies and theyre the only bits that have rusted, its also worth waxoil under the headlamp bowl where it goes on to the chrome support bit, thats rusting on mine, as he said though it ain't pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 Waxoil INSIDE the headlight bowls (corrosion frequently starts there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 I have also seen an anti seize compound named "Ti-prep" by Finish Line,claims to stop cold weld seizures,and hot welds up to 2000F intermittent,1200F constant. £2.99 for 15g syringe from MPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 "Vicks" was recommended at the North Kent meet last night - although not in a "Last tango In Paris" situation apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 that would smart a bit (apparently) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Not as much as "Deep Heat" (alledgely) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 I heard a story once from a friend of mine,who had advised another friend to put coppaslip on all the bolts on the engine of his new motorbike(to stop corrosion making them impossible to remove later in the life of the machine). A week or so later he appeared,with little blobs of coppaslip stuck to the ends of every bolt head on the bike.smile.gif (He hadn't bothered to unscrew them first!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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