Hello Roland, and thanks for that!
Yes, I'm familiar with Waxoyl, having taken the trouble to lug a gallon with me
on returning from holiday in England years before it became available on this
side of the pond! In fact, I used it on the cavities of my wife's Alfa-Romeo
after the primer coat went on. What I had in mind in this case was a coating
which would be easy to apply before the two sills are welded together. Waxoyl
applied under pressure would be an excellent finishing touch to combat the
extreme wet weather hereabouts (Vancouver)!
If this seems like overkill, I'm determined not to have the thing degenerate as
it has previously!
Best wishes, D
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On Wed, 18/3/15, sentenac.rw@gmail.com <sentenac.rw@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Cavity paint.
To: emmgeeteesee@gmail.com
Cc: "Austin Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 19:26
Hello David,
The classic application for
pre WWII airplanes was linseed oil. The
classic application for British Sports Cars has
been Waxoyl. The
challenge for anything
applied to the inner surfaces is how to make
sure that every square inch gets covered.
POR-15, etc. would be fine
if you can get a
coat of it everywhere (put the bare frame on a
rotisserie, fill the box sections up with your
choice of stuff, rotate
it every which way
and drain the residue out.) Waxoyl comes with a
pump applicator and wand, and you're
supposed to keep applying until
you are sure
everything is covered, then let it drain out the
application holes for a few days. Messy but
reassuring; flows better
when hot.
However, if you are like most
current Healey owners your car will not
be
exposed to the elements a lot, and will be garaged in a
dry
location, and not driven in snow or on
salted roads. So, odds are
that your
Healey won't rust away in your lifetime regardless of
whether you apply anything or what you use.
-Roland
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015
00:55:55 +0000, you wrote:
>Just about to throw myself into welding up
the inner and outer sills on one side and it occurs to me
that there should be something more substantial than a
primer coating, especially on the inner surfaces (A couple
of drain holes might not go amiss either, judging by the
veritable avalanche of rust that came tumbling out of the
deep end of the old one!). Does anyone have any
recommendations, as the selection appears to be truly
mind-boggling - POR-15, RustBullet, and the stuff that
Eastwood sells all spring to mind. Thanks and greetings to
all.
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