Hi. On reading all your messages about how brilliant Waxoyling is, I decided to fone around and see if anyone would do it. Everyone I rang laughed at me and said that they stopped doing that 2 centuries ago. They asked me why I wanted it done and who told me to do it. I explained about no salt on the roads in Japan and that I was strongly advised to have it done. Does anybody know anyone (in the South Wales area) who could do this for me. I cannot do it myself as we have no garage and are parked on the road. Or perhaps these people might be right by saying that it does not need to be done. I am worrying about rust a bit, as that is what killed my beautiful and faithfull Space Cruiser.!!! THANKS FOR ANY REPLY. Jo
- (#7816) Jo, 26 Mar 03
Joanna,
If it died out years ago why do Halfords have a huge range? Cars produced for the European/USA market have some form of protection during production, the Jap home market ones did not. Any car restoration place should be able to help. If you still do not have any luck have a word with me at the AceJam.
Clive
- (#7817) clive, 27 Mar 03
If you have access to car ramps, etc & you can either yourself get under or someone else, its fairly easy to do yourself, there is a self pressuring pump bottle which you can buy with the waxoyl, so its fairly portable.
Clive is right if the rust has not already gotten hold of the vehicle It is a must for future trouble free driving. I did mine, luckily I had access to a ramp, but a few years ago i would have just as easily got under the vehicle and done it on the ground.
You can enquire at some of the smaller car body repair shops in your area, they may well undertake the job.
Or if you know a mobile mechanic, its not a hard job, and the upper panels, doors etc can be access from within the vehicle.
- (#7818) kev, 27 Mar 03
As people suggest its easy enough to do yourself - but it is VERY messy - however if you do it you know what sort of job has been done
I used to do my vehicles at the side of road with two wheels on kerb - which enabled crawling space (not a main road!)
There are other products - Dinitrol easily beat waxoyl on protection in tests by the motoring press
Have noted people advertising waxoyl services (with courtesy car etc.) in Land Rover mags so may be worth a trip to the newsagents for a browse
If you are keeping the vehicle do get something done but while you are thinking keep the salt washed of the undercarriage
Good luck
Chris
- (#7846) chris turner, 27 Mar 03
My local garage waxoyled the Townie for us, when he did the initial "what have we got here" survey after buying it. He charged £80 if I remember, and while he had it up on the ramp gave the whole thing a good checkover. Then he poked around the engine too and changed filters and things. He was as impressed as we have been ever since.
Do get it done, I think one year on salty British roads is equivalent to 10 in Japan (or Australia or nearly anywhere else).
- (#7847) tony, 28 Mar 03
Hi Joanna,
Try yellow pages for caravan sites,and ask who does their maintenance or caravan servicing ads in your area, they usually provide the service.
- (#7886) Wyn Hamer, 31 Mar 03
Thank you Clive, Kev, Chris, Tony and Wyn for all your answers.
I am now armed with a can of Waxoyl (£5.49) from Halfords!!! Now that I have 2 weeks off, I will look for someone somewhere, or get my kids to help me to do it. Otherwise, I will look up the Land Rover mags and caravan places. It says on the can how to do it and where, so any garage with a ramp should help me out.
Thanks again, Jo
- (#8106) Jo, 16 Apr 03 14:11
One can will not be enough.
I used one large can (£17 ish) and one 2ltr drum that comes with the spray kit. This covered underneath and all internal sections that I could possibly get to. I also used two cans of aerosol chip guard in the wheel arches. Can see no rust yet, but my wiper arms have gone from black to grey with rusty edges in little over a year.
- (#8107) Clive, 17 Apr 03 1:04