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Yunis A · 5th April 2006, 04:16 PM

no one in the london area then??? mine needs doing, i must get it done this summer!!

irishboy1977 · 5th April 2006, 05:28 PM

i have the ultimate solution,i just parked it up over winter and never drove it at all.
lovely!

Fuggles · 5th April 2006, 05:59 PM

I did mine a few weeks ago. Undersealed the entire car, including taking off the side skirts. Waxoyled all the panels. Only took a morning - bit messy though

Booty-licious · 5th April 2006, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuggles

I did mine a few weeks ago. Undersealed the entire car, including taking off the side skirts. Waxoyled all the panels. Only took a morning - bit messy though

Especially as I leaned up against the underseal after applying it....urgh!

Once it's been resprayed PINK, it will look much better

At the moment it's looking more like a black/white lesser spotted cow

Yunis A · 5th April 2006, 09:32 PM

How would you like to do another one fuggles

Fuggles · 6th April 2006, 07:18 AM

errrrrrr..... No

But I have some undersealant and waxoyl left if you want it

Yunis A · 6th April 2006, 11:21 AM

I have a big can of waxoyl, just awkward to do it...lol

Fuggles · 6th April 2006, 11:27 AM

Actually it's easier than you think. The next edition of the Club magazine has got a write-up about it. xsvoid and I did his car as well

RB211 · 15th April 2006, 07:41 PM

Just spent the last 2 days getting a load of light surface rust off the underside next to the inner sills. I stripped my car down when I got it 6 years ago and put 2.5 gallons of waxoyl into & onto it. It lasted ok in NZ for a couple of years, but 2 UK winters 'salt' blasted the waxoyl off ! From now on I will be steam cleaning the underside every spring and redoing the blast areas where the wheels fling salt and grit at high velocity onto the underside and in the rear arches.

Marky_GTSt · 15th April 2006, 07:44 PM

Its best to check the Waxoyl each year, It does tend to come off in places, I havnt done mine yet but im thinking of painting it with chasis black first, which is a very hard paint, then waxoyl. for now I just have a clean round and spray grease on it each time I stick it on the lift for anything.

Mark.

RB211 · 18th April 2006, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marky_GTSt

Its best to check the Waxoyl each year, It does tend to come off in places, I havnt done mine yet but im thinking of painting it with chasis black first, which is a very hard paint, then waxoyl. for now I just have a clean round and spray grease on it each time I stick it on the lift for anything.

Mark.

Have you had the petrol filler tube shield off under the osr arch? quite a silt trap - good job i got plenty of waxoil in there 6 yrs ago !!

moz · 9th May 2006, 10:40 AM

Did mine last week - Finnish winters can be hard. It is awful black/brown gunk, but if it'll protect my car, I'm happy. I did all the wheel arches, underneath and even removed the back bumper to protect that from dirt flying up off the back tyres.

I rremoved the heat shield around the exhaust and the big metal bar underneath the back bumper, sand blasted them, painted them with zinc paint and then used outdoor paint to stop any rust from appearing later. Can never go too far!

During process:

And after, no sign of black gunk

DaleHarrison · 10th May 2006, 08:02 AM

I paid to have a professional job done on mine. Full underseal job - my car has a fairly low genuine mileage, so I thought it might be nice to try and keep it looking that way at least - which isn't going to happen living in the UK!

anthonymcgrath · 2nd October 2006, 09:24 AM

wow moz thats some detailing you went thru there hehe

I did mine in much the same way as that before-n-after website - waxoyled pretty much everything I could aside from exhaust but got as close in as I could. Its an easy job but as Fuggles says its quite messy. Definitely get it done - you can do it with a brush and some axle stands and work on the sills and arches but its far easier to borrow a hoist in a garage and use a compressor if you can and chuck a handful o notes at the mechanic

..that way you can attack the whole car like I did hoot!
I did it about a month after getting mine and when I got it up on the hoist it was quite clean and pretty much like new so its had a good life. Got under it again recently and the waxoyl has definitely worked as it all looks the same once you dust the crud off the underside. The key thing is to concentrate on the thin tin bits that will flake if you dont waxoyl it. Its definitely worth the peace of mind.

moNoKnoT · 26th December 2006, 10:31 PM

I had mine done as soon as it came into the country.

- Kevin.

View Poll Results: Has your car been protect from salt on our roads?
Yes, it had been weather proofed when I bought it.	31	16.23%
Yes, I have paid to get it weather proofed.	58	30.37%
No, I don't think it's necessary.	33	17.28%
I don't know?!? I've never thought about it.	69	36.13%
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10th May 2006, 08:02 AM	#58 (permalink)
DaleHarrison GTROC Member #354 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1,034	I paid to have a professional job done on mine. Full underseal job - my car has a fairly low genuine mileage, so I thought it might be nice to try and keep it looking that way at least - which isn't going to happen living in the UK! __________________ I've "Serious Performance'd" my R34 GTR ...and it's now for SALE!

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5th April 2006, 04:16 PM	#46 (permalink)
Yunis A Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1,758	no one in the london area then??? mine needs doing, i must get it done this summer!!

5th April 2006, 05:28 PM	#47 (permalink)
irishboy1977 GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 168	i have the ultimate solution,i just parked it up over winter and never drove it at all. lovely!

5th April 2006, 05:59 PM	#48 (permalink)
Fuggles GTROC Chairman Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 16,617	I did mine a few weeks ago. Undersealed the entire car, including taking off the side skirts. Waxoyled all the panels. Only took a morning - bit messy though

5th April 2006, 09:32 PM	#50 (permalink)
Yunis A Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1,758	How would you like to do another one fuggles

6th April 2006, 07:18 AM	#51 (permalink)
Fuggles GTROC Chairman Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 16,617	errrrrrr..... No But I have some undersealant and waxoyl left if you want it

6th April 2006, 11:21 AM	#52 (permalink)
Yunis A Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1,758	I have a big can of waxoyl, just awkward to do it...lol

6th April 2006, 11:27 AM	#53 (permalink)
Fuggles GTROC Chairman Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 16,617	Actually it's easier than you think. The next edition of the Club magazine has got a write-up about it. xsvoid and I did his car as well

15th April 2006, 07:41 PM	#54 (permalink)
RB211 GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Torqueshire Posts: 696	Just spent the last 2 days getting a load of light surface rust off the underside next to the inner sills. I stripped my car down when I got it 6 years ago and put 2.5 gallons of waxoyl into & onto it. It lasted ok in NZ for a couple of years, but 2 UK winters 'salt' blasted the waxoyl off ! From now on I will be steam cleaning the underside every spring and redoing the blast areas where the wheels fling salt and grit at high velocity onto the underside and in the rear arches.

15th April 2006, 07:44 PM	#55 (permalink)
Marky_GTSt New Users Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Sheffield Posts: 3,012	Its best to check the Waxoyl each year, It does tend to come off in places, I havnt done mine yet but im thinking of painting it with chasis black first, which is a very hard paint, then waxoyl. for now I just have a clean round and spray grease on it each time I stick it on the lift for anything. Mark.

9th May 2006, 10:40 AM	#57 (permalink)
moz GTR Register Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 241	Did mine last week - Finnish winters can be hard. It is awful black/brown gunk, but if it'll protect my car, I'm happy. I did all the wheel arches, underneath and even removed the back bumper to protect that from dirt flying up off the back tyres. I rremoved the heat shield around the exhaust and the big metal bar underneath the back bumper, sand blasted them, painted them with zinc paint and then used outdoor paint to stop any rust from appearing later. Can never go too far! During process: And after, no sign of black gunk

2nd October 2006, 09:24 AM	#59 (permalink)
anthonymcgrath GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,212	wow moz thats some detailing you went thru there hehe I did mine in much the same way as that before-n-after website - waxoyled pretty much everything I could aside from exhaust but got as close in as I could. Its an easy job but as Fuggles says its quite messy. Definitely get it done - you can do it with a brush and some axle stands and work on the sills and arches but its far easier to borrow a hoist in a garage and use a compressor if you can and chuck a handful o notes at the mechanic ..that way you can attack the whole car like I did hoot! I did it about a month after getting mine and when I got it up on the hoist it was quite clean and pretty much like new so its had a good life. Got under it again recently and the waxoyl has definitely worked as it all looks the same once you dust the crud off the underside. The key thing is to concentrate on the thin tin bits that will flake if you dont waxoyl it. Its definitely worth the peace of mind.

26th December 2006, 10:31 PM	#60 (permalink)
moNoKnoT New Users Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South London Posts: 751	I had mine done as soon as it came into the country. - Kevin.