> Hello MG World,
>
> Last night I finally managed to check the complete underside of my car.
>
It turns out that the underside is in reasonable condition with no
major rot.
The condition varied and mainly fell into one of the following
categories
- underseal flaking off (black soft bitumen type)
- underseal hard and firmly stuck on (yellow/brown plastic type).
- exposed paint with odd brown rust patches
- paint/underseal damaged by brake fluid
I am not out to make lots of work for myself but I would like to
protect the underside and now would be a good time for me to do something with
this but it is rather cold and a little damp.
I have no intention of removing the engine yet - I want to run the car
for a while first - but the engine bay is quite messy, probably due to brake
fluid spillage.
I intend to inject the box sections with waxoyl in the summer.
My questions are:
1/ Is it really a problem to apply rustproofing in the winter ? Is
there really much to be gained by waiting for the summer ?
2/ What would be the best/easiest way to approach at this ? (e.g. just
tackle the flaking underseal now, then paint the whole lot with oil, revisit it
in 18 months ?)
3/ I'm not too keen on thick bitumen underseal as in the future I
would like to be able to see clearly where rust is developing. Is regular
waxoyl/oil a better bet ? Stonechips should not be a big problem as I do not
intend to clock up much mileage in the car.
4/ What is best for sections which are barely accessible e.g. areas
around the engine where I can just see that the paint is a mess but cannot
reach ? (Given that the engine is not going to be removed)
Thanks
> Louis Mehr
> Manchester
> England
> UK
>
> 1971 B US LHD
>
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