Thanks to all for your suggestions on "to Waxoyl or not to Waxoyl". I don't
think I'm quite ready to take my car apart and pour used oil into the body
parts! Sounds like I should just go with the original stuff and be satisfied
that I'm spending the money on a known substance that works as well as
maintaining originality even on the gunk that no one can really see!
Hmm...do concours judges have a special Waxoyl tester to assure the proper
stuff is stuck up there in those hard to reach places? Not that this is a
concern, no trailer queen mine! Just wondering...:)
Dan
'73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: AKBLACKLEY@aol.com <AKBLACKLEY@aol.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 7:51 AM
Subject: Waxoyl vs. otherstuff
>Re: Rubberized undercoat. If possible I would avoid this stuff, as it works
ok
>in the beginning, but over time has been known to promote rust. The stuff
will
>crack in places, allow water in and between the sealer and the metal with
>predictable results. IMHO the best method of treating the underside of a
>restored car is to take it to clean metal, prime with zinc rich primer,
apply
>the "schutz" rock chip resistent paint, then paint in the upper body color.
>Any deterioration of this tratment will be evident and can be easily
touched
>up, and any rust spots nipped in the bud.
>Waxoyl is still the best bet inside closed panels, sills, inside the doors,
in
>the space behind the door striker jamb etc. Porters book has some good tips
in
>this regard, one of which is the mix the waxoyl with CLEAN motor oil, and
thin
>with mineral spirits for spray application. As others have stated it is
best
>applied with air equipment. JC whitney used to sell an air driven
applicator
>with wands, tips, etc. and it works quite well. Give the black goo that
comes
>with the kit to someone else, however.
>More to the point, the closest US product to Waxoyl I ve seen (and used) is
>called "Rustfre", accent on the "e", and sold at NAPA and autoparts stores
>etc. It comes in large aerosol cans, and looks and smells almost exactly
the
>same as waxoyl. I use it to "touch up" the waxoyl treatment on inner
fenders
>etc. I still us the original where it counts. Cheers, Andy Blackley
>
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