Rust Buster of East Anglia

RikWilson · Mar 15, 2011

Looking at rustproofing and found Rust Buster of East anglia.

They quote £150.00 - £170.00 to waxoyl a 4x4, and state

Your car will be thoughly steam cleaned to remove dirt, grease, loose rust and any previous undersealants. It will be left to dry.

Black waxoyl is usually applied unless you specify clear as we feel this gives a more pleasing effect on the eye. The waxoyl is applied underneath and to the wheel arches. Basically all metal areas exposed to the elements.

Finally your vehicle is given a full body wash to remove any excess.

I sent them a message to ask if they did inside the chassis box sections or if this was extra. Here is the reply.

Thank you for contacting Rust Buster of East Anglia.

The quoted price includes a full steam to the vehicle, and waxoyl applied to all visible areas which are exposed to the elements underneath including the wheel arches.

If you would like the waxoyl applied inside the cavities then this would be extra, although in our experience this is a process that is not really necessary and being honest one that you also cannot prove to be done.

If you need any more information or would like to book please call 01603 400559.

So, apparently, rust protection is not necessary inside the box sections...

And I thought that was the worst place for rust...

barmatt · Mar 15, 2011

at least they're honest about the fact you can't prove it's been done or not.

lazydog · Mar 15, 2011

better to do your own you know what has been done and to what standard

[JP] · Mar 15, 2011

the price is good though!

Co-Pang-Yang · Mar 15, 2011

Does seem to be a very good price that.

barmatt · Mar 15, 2011

Co-Pang-Yang said:
Does seem to be a very good price that.

might have to check them out as they're pretty close to me.

Ghost · Mar 15, 2011

They're not doing specialist Land Rover waxoyling so they're probably correct. For example a lot of modern Japanese 4x4s don't even have a ladder chassis, or are built on front and rear subframes that are much smaller so it's not really worth trying to inject waxoyl inside them.

However on a landy it's pretty essential to fill all the cavities and chassis internals with Waxoyl, especially at the rear end around the cross member. That's why I'm doing mine myself while I've got my 90 stripped down to a bare chassis.

dave18 · Mar 15, 2011

You could get it done then the next day do the cavitys that way the dirty job of cleaning is done

Big Stu 12 · Mar 16, 2011

dave18 said:
You could get it done then the next day do the cavitys that way the dirty job of cleaning is done

Hey exactily what I thought, would be interesting to know how much they would charge for doing the cavitys,

waldershelf · Mar 17, 2011

Big Stu 12 said:
Hey exactily what I thought, would be interesting to know how much they would charge for doing the cavitys,

I don't see how it would up the price too much, the hard work has been done with cleaning and doing the rest of the underside, the inside is just using a flexible lance and going in through every available hole in the chassis. Up on a ramp another 30 minutes would see it done.

DefenderOffender · Mar 17, 2011

Can see exasctly what they are getting at with not being able to prove theyve done the insides of the chassis. There are plenty of people out there that want to get things for free complaining someone hasnt done thier job properly is an easy way to do so

jonstan · Mar 23, 2011

If your in Norfolk there's always Rustbuster near Spalding. Don't know what their like, but they charge £400 + vat for a Defender 110.

Rust proofing, rust prevention products for automotive: Marine:Industrial:Waxoyl

If anyone has used them let us know what you think.

barmatt · Mar 23, 2011

jonstan said:
If your in Norfolk there's always Rustbuster near Spalding. Don't know what their like, but they charge £400 + vat for a Defender 110.

Rust proofing, rust prevention products for automotive: Marine:Industrial:Waxoyl

If anyone has used them let us know what you think.

think I'll try the guys in Norwich, they're quoting £170 for a 4x4.

fishsponge · Mar 23, 2011

I can also highly recommend Rustmaster (they have two locations in the UK) - not the cheapest, but they did a damn thorough job and you can stay to witness all of it from start to finish, which is fantastic.

See my pics here: Land Rover Waxoyl Application at Rustmaster Photos (29 Dec 2010) | Richard Hobbs

And my blog report of the day here: Rust-proofing the Land Rover with Waxoyl at Rustmaster! | Richard Hobbs

jonstan · Mar 24, 2011

barmatt said:
think I'll try the guys in Norwich, they're quoting £170 for a 4x4.

Let us know how much extra they charge for the cavities, I thinking, as others, let them do the cleaning and external waxoyl and then do the cavaties yourself.

dave18 · Mar 24, 2011

barmatt said:
think I'll try the guys in Norwich, they're quoting £170 for a 4x4.

That sounds rather cheap, how long do they have the wagon for ????

barmatt · Mar 25, 2011

dave18 said:
That sounds rather cheap, how long do they have the wagon for ????

read the thread from the begining.

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