Dan Salter Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Just obtained some waxoyl spray from halfords. Is there any period of time I should leave it after application before heading on to the roads again?- Saturday staff were not in the mood for being helpful this morning. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Dan, I'm not sure there is any "correct" answer to this one. I recently waxoyled my car and estimate that it took 2-3 days to really "go off" (dry to the touch). Seeing as Waxoyl repells water, I guess once its applied you could drive the car in most conditions without worrying. Steve www.Se7en-Up.co.uk id=limegreen> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salter Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 Cheers Steve. I dare say i'll be out in the 7 tomorrow! Thanks for the advice Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehoile Posted January 20, 2002 Share Posted January 20, 2002 Be warned.. When waxoiling, the fittings to the lance need to be well secured. my first time using the thing should have carried a health warning. Although I thought that the nylon fittings were as tight as possible, they weren't -- spraying away, thinking this is good, when all of a sudden with good pressure up--the hose came off, resulting in hot waxoil shooting up my jeans and worst of all I couldn't stop the thing !! -- Now have completely rust proof jeans !! you really need to use a pit if possible as you need lots of room, I worked with the car up on axle stands and was 'trapped'.He He oh sod and damm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salter Posted January 20, 2002 Author Share Posted January 20, 2002 You're right, next time I'll find a pit and more space for errors! Its raining here in Croydon at the moment and have just got in from a walk to the shops- eveyone was wet except me! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 20, 2002 Share Posted January 20, 2002 I applied mine using a compressor fitted with a degreaser type spray gun. This worked VERY well indeed. The waxoyl was turned into a finemist that got everywhere it was suposed to go (and everywhere else) I was photographing the job for my website and ended up with a very water resistant clothing, garage and camera. You can see the results in the "winter rebuild" section of my site. Steve www.Se7en-Up.co.uk id=limegreen> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salter Posted January 22, 2002 Author Share Posted January 22, 2002 Steve Nice site! Would that be the same S3 I parked next to on the South Bank at a very wet Brands Hatch Caterham meet during the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted January 22, 2002 Share Posted January 22, 2002 Dan, Thanks for the compliment on the site. As for my car at Brands....that will be the one! I'm still finding bits of south bank mud (even now) smile.gif You can relive the damp meeting here, here and here Ahh Happy Days Steve www.Se7en-Up.co.uk id=limegreen> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salter Posted January 22, 2002 Author Share Posted January 22, 2002 Fantastic! Roll on the great British summer! cool.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilD Posted January 23, 2002 Share Posted January 23, 2002 Nice site Steve The meeting at Brands was a bit wet !!! good to re-live the meeting Phil (Blue X-flow)smile.gif Q 653 TYE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 I know not everyone agrees with the use of waxoil but I am halfway thru a re-build and safety check on the back-end of my car and thought it might be a good time to clean everything back to bare metal. I took the old Waxoil off with Celulose thinners and found absolutely no corrosion anywhere where the coating had stayed on. This is after ten years I hasten to add. The bits that had corroded were areas of the fuel tank where I hadn't been able to apply the original coating and road salt had done its dastardly deeds, not to any fatal degree though. It seems to work, so I will be re-applying when the re-build is complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL FLY Posted January 24, 2002 Share Posted January 24, 2002 Mike, Been there, done that, got the overalls, it happened twice to me, I ended up mopping the waxoil up off the floor with a rag and applying it with the rag. I then took the remaining half of the can back to Halfords who gave me a new one smile.gif. I reckon I should be able to repeat this process every couple of years for the life of the car teeth.gif 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...
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