Weekend waxoyl workshop

Hi blokes,

Your hints and tips please for a DIY er attempting to preserve for posterity my coniston green 95 old lady who's got a few spots of rust round and about.

Got a tin of waxoyl and the spray version and a wire brush.

1) prepping: Just wipe and wire brush?

2) paint on the tin of wax oil over the most obvious areas and use the spray on the hard to get too areas? Where would you recommend are the areas that are the hardest to get to where the spray will come in useful?

All constructive comments most gratefully received!

Mark

Clean away loose dirt etc and warming it can help

Oh and only wear clothes you can throw away

Hey fanatic- i got some NEW spare engine oil.....would a 50/50 ratio with the wax oil still make it a good rust killer? As I've heard old engine oil is a good additive

markbarnes said:

Hey fanatic- i got some NEW spare engine oil.....would a 50/50 ratio with the wax oil still make it a good rust killer? As I've heard old engine oil is a good additive

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Personally ( someone will disagree) i have either used gallon of spay brake cleaner or asda crap price white spirit/ turpentine substitute as a solvent that will evaporate try to keep it off brake hoses etc.

Remember wax oil isn't a once off job and will wear in high impact areas such as wheel arches.

Pessonally i would avoid old oil and wax oil mixed, though paraffin thinned old engine oil is another method used.

Never tried mixing oil with it, but when I did my "non lr" 4x4 clean with pressure washer, wire brush where any surface rust can be seen. Stand can in bucket of hot water and spray every thing. Just remember goggles hat and gloves as it goes everywhere. Do it every couple of years and should be fine. Poke into as many holes as possible to get into all voids possible.

Trev

fanatic said:

Clean away loose dirt etc and warming it can help

Oh and only wear clothes you can throw away

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+ hat that covers all your hair!

I do 50/50 old oil/waxoyl in the sills/cavities.

auf_wiedersehen_pet said:

I do 50/50 old oil/waxoyl in the sills/cavities.

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Many thanks for that- would you use new oil instead of old?

What cavities are the common ones that could be missed?