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Ham Salad

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I have a 1997 110 Defenderwhich has been in my garage SORN'd for a year and a half.
It has never been on the road,since it came out the factory, and so never been driven in a salty winter enviroment, so as you can imagine its rust free underneath.
It has already got a good coating of black waxoyl over the chassis, but as it is bone dry having been stored,I want to give it a good going over before putting it on the road this summer.
My plan is to spray Dinitrol inside the chasis, and either ankor wax or waxoyl on the outside.
Can you tell me is this the best plan, or would you blokes have a better plan,on protecting the metal, thanks for any advice on this
 
I would have it vacuum packed in plastic like salami, packed in foam pellets, placed in a sealed crate in a complete vacuum and maybe invest in 20-30 dehumidifiers for the garage. It should last pretty much for ever then.
 
This stuff..
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Ham Salad said:
I have a 1997 110 Defenderwhich has been in my garage SORN'd for a year and a half.
It has never been on the road,since it came out the factory, and so never been driven in a salty winter enviroment, so as you can imagine its rust free underneath.
It has already got a good coating of black waxoyl over the chassis, but as it is bone dry having been stored,I want to give it a good going over before putting it on the road this summer.
My plan is to spray Dinitrol inside the chasis, and either ankor wax or waxoyl on the outside.
Can you tell me is this the best plan, or would you blokes have a better plan,on protecting the metal, thanks for any advice on this
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sounds good to me , ive allways used waxoyl ,and reapplying after a wash down every year or 2 ,but ive heard several say dinitrol or ankor wax are superior products
 
When I purchased our 1991 Discovery 20 years ago I spent a day underneath painting every where I could reach with a mixture of clean oil and grease, mixed into a soft brushable paste. It has never needed any welding or failed an MOT since, and is still in frequent use. I think an oil grease mixture sticks on even if the surface is not completely clean, is water and stone impact proof, is cheap, and is not effected by any oil leaks.
 
The Land Rover chassis must be lovingly and regularly greased, rather like a fat 60 stone cake-chomping wife wobbling about on her reinforced bed.

She is full of festering sore-encrusted damp-retaining fleshy fat tyres full of grot and cheese that require regular hosing out and greasing if she isn't to fail her MOT and start leaking all over the floor.

And so it is with the Land Rover chassis. But instead of tyres of fat, it's outriggers and chassis members.

So get greasing. :cool:

:D
 
Rattlegun said:
It might have been working in a quarry for 15 years though, he didn't say it was immaculate, just not rusted.
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You hit it on the nail there, never once did I say it was ''as new''.
Just as you said, rust free, still green panels underneath, with black Waxoyl'd chassis :D:D
Although it is immaculate, spent it's life on a big private, lord of the manor type estate.
I asked because as it's bone dry I thought this would be ideal time to do any more sealing before driving it and getting it wet, nah wait, get it wet, no i'll use my discovery for that. :D:D
 
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