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Rust prevention products??Mercdan68
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Nov 21, 2015 21:41:26 GMT
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We need to fully under seal and waxoyl my boys escort estate , we're looking for recommendations for a good brush on rust killer/preventer to prepare the underside first,,, any products we could buy recommended by RR people? Cheers Dan and George
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Nov 21, 2015 21:50:57 GMT
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RetroMat
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Nov 22, 2015 18:57:25 GMT
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I've used dinitrol products on most of my fleet, DINITROL ML3125 in the cavitys and DINITROL 4941 on the underside. dinitrol.co.uk/I'm also a fan of the bilthamber range especially the Dynax cavity wax www.bilthamber.com/I used to use hammerite underseal but having to reapply to stuff every year is a pain! I haven't had to do this with the dinitrol |
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taurus
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Nov 22, 2015 19:15:15 GMT
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I used the Dinitrol products as above on my Viva. Three years on and the underside is in perfect condition.
Hammerite is very poor on car bodies as it goes brittle and cracks.
A good idea is to also mix Waxoyl with clean cheap 20/50 engine oil, mix it 50/50 then get it good and warm and brush it on. The added oil helps it penetrate and soak in. I've had good results with that mix.
If you need to paint suspension parts I've used Ronseal NoRust which doesn't crack like Hammerite. I used to Hammerite my boat trailer annually, I then used NoRust and I haven't done it for 9 years.
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Last Edit: Nov 22, 2015 19:33:29 GMT by taurus
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Nov 22, 2015 19:38:40 GMT
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Me and my dad used rustoleum on our mini. It went on well can't tell you how well it prevents rust as it isn't on the road yet
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you make it sound like you want to brush something over the underside and cure it from rust
imo , you need hours/days of graft scraping back any suspect underseal with a old wood chisel , then a wire wheel in a grinder to roar it back to clean steel
then once its as clean as possible start with the products , i like epoxy primer myself
as for the parts that havent rusted yet...be mindfull about caking them in underseal and never being able to see scabs until its too late ...a couple of coats of gloss is better as you cna sponge it down and spot any problems before its a hole
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taurus
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Nov 23, 2015 12:27:23 GMT
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The best thing I've found for stripping the underside is a powerfile - use ceramic belts, they're a bit more expensive but well worth it. I do use a wire cup on an angle grinder as well but the powerfile has a number of advantages - it's more controllable, it gets into tight spots, it removes more rust (wire cups/wheels sometimes just polish up the rust), it's safer. Just avoid trying to use it on old underseal as that will clog the belt.
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Nov 23, 2015 14:11:28 GMT
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The best thing I've found for stripping the underside is a powerfile - use ceramic belts, they're a bit more expensive but well worth it. Something like this? www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decker-350-Watt-Powerfile/dp/B000XSP72KI've never even heard of these before but they appear to be really useful. No good for old underseal though? |
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taurus
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Nov 23, 2015 16:22:16 GMT
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That's the one I use - very good at getting rid of rust. With ceramic belts they are also handy for grinding welds down as well.
Underseal is quite soft so it just clogs up the belt.
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Rust prevention products??Mercdan68
@forddan68
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Nov 23, 2015 19:44:15 GMT
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Thanks for the replys, will look into all the products and tips thanks
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