TBKBABABTIM Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Getting the last bits and pieces together for my build, intend to treat the grot traps etc with Dinitrol but seem to be a few different types, could someone advise which is the best one for this please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frying Pan Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I used the Dinitrol aerosol from Halfords. Make sure it is nice and warm before use, and try and warm the chassis as well, or it will solidify without running into the little nooks and crannies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster Flatcap Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Is there an official list of known grot traps? Not having built my seven I should do an audit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBKBABABTIM Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just checked halfords website and doesnt come up with any Dintrol products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I used dinitrol 3125 Cavity wax in Aerosol cans for what it is worth! Bought from REJEL Also used their high temp wax to cover bolt heads etc. has worked a treat for 3 years so far! Good luck with the build.Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted February 8, 2013 Area Representative Share Posted February 8, 2013 Quoting Nigel Mercer: Is there an official list of known grot traps? Not having built my seven I should do an audit. Nigel Grot traps are the areas between the side skin and the footwells on both sides of the car. They can fill with muck and debris and cause corrosion. Treat well with Dinotrol or Waxoyl. Some also block them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBKBABABTIM Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Quoting Garth: I used dinitrol 3125 Cavity wax in Aerosol cans for what it is worth! Bought from REJEL Also used their high temp wax to cover bolt heads etc. has worked a treat for 3 years so far! Good luck with the build.Garth Thanks Garth that seemd the obvious one but wanted to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative nickhi Posted February 9, 2013 Area Representative Share Posted February 9, 2013 Looking forward to my first seven and hopefully starting the build in March. Have done some reading around and Dinitrol 3125 seems a good option, apart from the grot traps is it wise coating inside the engine bay and underside etc? Any idea how many cans would be needed, I've seen on the usual market websites bundles of 4 cans or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug7 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I bought 2x 1ltr bottles, used a brush to do all the chassis members, all the inside skin I could get to and loosened the fuel tank moved it out the way to do the back skin also all the fuel tank and then used a garden mister to spray it in any orifice I could find. Had a full tin left over and about half of the one I opened, it's very thin almost water consistency and spreads well but does take a couple of weeks befor its dried enough not to just wipe off when you touch it. Now it's been on the road for 5 months I'm just about to give it another good spray with a garden mister to make sure it's all been got. Just don't forget to rinse the mister out when you've done its cleans easy, but maybe buy a new one before you spray your tomatoes etc, not sure dinitrol tastes so good I'm also going to give the bottom skins (under seats) a good layer of underseal next week, along with inside the wings to try an reduce stones leaving the star marks on the top surface, after that I'm hoping to drive the tyres off it this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I used Dinitrol 3125 and 4010 (here). I used the spraygun to get the 3125 into the two grot traps and also along the chassis/panel seams (top and bottom of the engine bay, and around the petrol tank). It all came from Rustbuster. Edited to add: I used 2x1L of 3125 (quite a lot left over), and one each of the other cans. JV Edited by - John Vine on 9 Feb 2013 14:47:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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