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RE: Inner sill rust protection on BMH Body Shell

To: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>,
Subject: RE: Inner sill rust protection on BMH Body Shell
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:27:47 -0400
I know that Waxoyl is THE product touted to be used for rust protection but 
just like Amoral and WD40, there are much better products.  Waxoyl is 
paraffin wax dissolved in mineral spirit.  Just try getting some sense out 
of the suppliers - they skip around your questions !!   Just get a couple 
of pounds of paraffin wax and dissole in mineral spirit - and viola 
waxoyl.  Better product by far is Dinol.  They only sell to the aircraft 
industry in North America as that market buys by price not by 
quality.  Boeing, McDonnel etc etc use it - NOT Waxoy, Krone, Zeibart, even 
though it is from Europel!!  You need to buy AV 30 from 
Chemetall  800-331-4304  http://www.dinolus.com/



Dodd, Kelvin wrote:


>Don:
>
>         I have heard of a case of a Heritage shell rusting, I believe from
>Kai.  Since dipping the body shell in primer would require a large dip tank
>I am guessing that this process is beyond the production facilities of
>Heritage.
>
>         All the articles I've seen in the UK recomend using Waxoyl
>injection, which does offer superior protection if done correctly.
>
>
>         The heritage shells are still in production.  There are only two US
>Federal spec models made.  Chrome bumper 68-74 style and Rubber bumper 75-80
>style.  Demand in the US has been too low to allow development of other
>styles such as the V8, although who knows what they might knock together in
>the dark of night.
>
>         ****Marketing Content Warning***
>
>Moss can order the shells.  They are expensive, prone to shipping damage and
>ship truck freight (read $$$$$).  Moss doesn't make any money on them*, so
>there is no marketing effort to promote them in the US market.
>
>*after dealing with numerous technical calls, complaints of shipping damage,
>and one case where a shell was heavily damaged and no-one owned up to doing
>it.
>
>On the whole it is cheaper in the US to find a relatively rust free shell
>from one of the sunbelt states and have it shipped to your door.  That said,
>I still think it is great that we can get shells and wish BMH the best with
>the project.
>
>
>Kelvin.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don Malling [mailto:dmallin@attglobal.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:34 PM
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Inner sill rust protection on BMH Body Shell
> >
> >
> > I have a BMH MGB body shell still in the crate from 1991.
> >
> > Does anyone know if the inner sills are primered or have some form of
> > rust protection? It would seem possible that the primer could
> > have been
> > burt way while welding during the manufacturing process. Perhaps these
> > body shells were dipped after construction so all inner cavities were
> > primered?
> >
> > Did I read on this list that the BMH MGB body shells are out of
> > production? Anyone know about the BMH TR6 body shells?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Don
>

Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson - barrier@bconnex.net

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