Oh dear - No one in their right mind would squirt anything around
and then try to paint ! Or would they?
Incidentally the drips were no big deal - and after a couple of weeks
the cardboard under the car was not needed - this is not counting the
sump and rear diff - but that has stopped too - .......you see adding
cement to the oil WAS a good idea :-).
At 02:28 PM 1/5/2012, Max Heim wrote:
>I am astonished that anyone is advocating this type of application prior to
>painting. It would seem to me that it would be guaranteed to cause failure
>of paint adhesion at any point to which the Waxoyl could "creep" (in other
>words, any horizontal or vertical undercar surface).
>
>I suppose the "dripping" side effect is tolerable in that it is only
>duplicating the ubiquitous drivetrain oil drip. It would require a much
>larger area of oil-absorbing matting, however.
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
>it's the primer red one with chrome wires
>
>
>
>
>on 1/5/12 10:01 AM, Barrie Robinson at barrie@look.ca wrote:
>
> > Eric,
> >
> > Waxoyl will do the trick. I tried it out on my MGB bare chassis - It
> > came in two cans one of which had the applicator and a sort of
> > wand. But after a few attempts and warming the cans to get a good
> > flow, I got a little jaded. When the car was on the road I took it
> > up to some place that claimed to be the original Krone but now better
> > than all the others (heard that a few times !!!). They shoved big
> > long high powered wands in all over - the car that is - and all done
> > in 1/2 hour. Car dripped for days (cardboard under it) Still creeps
> > up the outside of the doors - and that is after 6 or more
> > years. The cost difference is minimal and I am sure these places do
> > a better job than we can with their equipment.
> >
> >
> > At 10:19 PM 1/4/2012, ejrussell@mebtel.net wrote:
> >>> Seeking opinions about painting (inside of) the chassis of my MGA.
> >>
> >> Thank you everyone for your replies. I don't know why I had not
> >> considered Waxoyl. I'd had our '78 MGB treated with Waxoyl (car
> >> since sold). It seems like Waxoyl (or perhaps the redneck/home made
> >> version) applied with a garden sprayer & extended wands might do the job.
> >> Thanks for the reminder to check Barney Gaylord's site (which I do
> >> regularly) and MG experience (which I do occasionally).
> >> Eric Russell
> >> Mebane, NC
>
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Barrie
> > barrie@look.ca
> > 705-721-9060
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