Undersealing

[DusheR]

With winter coming I want to underseal the car. Can anyone share a good method?

I was going to clean, wire brush and surface rust, then black hammerite for a good finish, then waxoyl. Would that do? Any good products to use for rust?

Thanks

[sn3ddon]

I did my saxo and a did it on a ramp wire brush all loose rust off make sure it's dry and even use thinners to prep surface you doing it by brush ?

[DusheR]

yehhh painting by brush. Looking at spray on waxoyl

[Steve]

the spray on waxoyl isnt really meant for areas highly exposed.
Such as under the car and wheel arches. (thats from hammerite themselves as i did wonder which to use).

Use the under body seal, think it only comes in black now.
The normal waxoyl comes off to easy, such as with a power hose.
I bought the high pressure spray gun, tbh its shit! lol

Underbody seal and a paint brush ftw, i also have spray can thats shit to but ideal for places you cant reach.
Its horrible stuff and a pain to get off, so wear shit clothers and don't do it on mammy and daddys newly paved drive.

[adamm]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 9653_langId_-1_categoryId_165594 is this the stuff your on about steve?

[Bedford126]

i wouldnt use the waxoyl as to be honest its a pretty shite protectant if you give your underbody a good clean and degrease then leave to dry i would then paint by brush with u-pol rubberize gravi tex underbody seal its basically wrappint the under of your car with a big sheet of rubber stops all water getting to the metal and also reduces noise and stones and shit just bounces off it its great stuff and audis now come with it as standard..:y:

[adamm]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 2572_langId_-1_categoryId_165594 or would this be good?

[J222JRA]

Wax Oil brush on.

[Bickerton]

I bought the waxoyl spray and it was shit, ended up brushing it on

[adamm]

i wouldnt use the waxoyl as to be honest its a pretty shite protectant if you give your underbody a good clean and degrease then leave to dry i would then paint by brush with u-pol rubberize gravi tex underbody seal its basically wrappint the under of your car with a big sheet of rubber stops all water getting to the metal and also reduces noise and stones and shit just bounces off it its great stuff and audis now come with it as standard..:y:

where is this stuff mate typed that in on google and had a quick look and couldnt find it :S link?

[J222JRA]

I bought the waxoyl spray and it was shit, ended up brushing it on

Didnt you forget to use the nozzle or something silly though??

[adamm]

Wax Oil brush on.

which im guessing is the second one i linked mate?

[AdamH]

the first link you provided will be enough, i used roughly 2 cans of the stuff... just put a massive sheet down and wear eye protection :o

[Bickerton]

Didnt you forget to use the nozzle or something silly though??

Yeah but the product itself comes out like piss

[McGuire86]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 4441_categoryId_165594_langId_-1?cm_vc=IOV4PDPZ1&iozone=PDPz1

Ive done mine with this, did it about 6-8 weeks ago now and its still on fine and ive done a few very long trips including wet weather.
It doesnt dry rock solid so it doesnt crack, and if a stone were to chip it, it creeps so sort of self heals itself.
I basically did the back then the front. Got it on axle stands and removed the wheels, covered up exhaust pipes with newspaper. Removed all loose dirt/rust with wire brush then went over it with a drill with the wirebrush fitting you can get. Got it back to bare metal in some places.
Then went over it with degreaser, waited for it to dry. Applied a thick coat of the stuff then next day gave it another coat.
Didnt drive the car for 5 days after I painted it and stayed away from wet roads/weather for a couple weeks (Y)

[J222JRA]

which im guessing is the second one i linked mate?

Yes mate

[piebobs71]

how much would you need for a saxo?

[adamm]

Yes mate

cheers bud and im guessing i just egnore the high pressure sprayer crap and its fine to paint on with a brush? cheers for the help guys.
although this link is worrying me... http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=8&t=518009&i=0

[McGuire86]

how much would you need for a saxo?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_17 4441_categoryId_165594_langId_-1?cm_vc=IOV4PDPZ1&iozone=PDPz1

was more than enough, ive still got just under half a tin

[Mieran]

http://catalogue.3m.eu/en_eu/eu-aad/Coatings/Anti-Chip/Body_Gard~Textured_Coating~nocode/Body_Gard~Textured_Coating~08868

[DusheR]

Cheers for the info :y:

Should I paint it first or not?

[Bedford126]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U-Pol-Gravitex-Plus-Chip-Protector_W0QQitemZ260603216602QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_ id=144786047074&rvr_id=144786047074&cguid=316cd75e12b0a0aa15646444ffa9a65b

if you use the above it is basically a etch primer a paint and a rubberzor in one its great stuff i did my ek9 with this stuff and there is still no rust spots and just jet washes spotless even after going off at the tracks. can be brushed on or sprayed on using a gravi tex gun .

[mike123]

Handy Thread been meaning to do mine, feel ready to do it now cheers

[rorz_vts]

rustseal by far superior

[AL3X_]

Sorry for bumping an old topic, but one thing with underseal is that say when you apply it in the wheel arches, as it doesn't dry even if you leave it a day, one you go to put the wheel arch liners back in where they touch the udnerseal it just rubs it off as they need a bit of force to get them in

Will this upol stuff be resistant to this?

Cheers

[Gandi699]

Gotta do my welded up arches tonight - flap disk on any old surface rust, jenolite rust killer and then etch primer and paint.
off topic - Anyone tried Bilthamber Deox C? Its amazing providing you dunk the part in it and leave it overnight, no rust on the part left by morning.

[logic_guy]

My dad has always used Old engine oil mixed with a bit of diesel and greace.

It lasts for years, seals and is water replant.