what colour waxoil

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bodger
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Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:46 pm

im going to be waxoiling the underside of my car soon with a proper waxoil gun and compressor, i thought about using the black one to make it look tidy underneath but this now seems to me that it may look like im trying to hide a multitude of sins which im not. so do i use the clear stuff or black :?
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Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:52 pm

Black will look better.

Clear and you'll be able to see whats going on with the rust.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:15 am

well if you know all the metal is sound just go for the black :)
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:03 am

bodger wrote:this now seems to me that it may look like im trying to hide a multitude of sins which im not.
As proof take photos before you waxoil it.

Id go black too.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:08 am

On a light coloured car, I'd go for the clear stuff as black will stain badly if you accidentally overspray it, and the stuff tends to run all over the place in hot weather so could make a mess of your driveway too.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:04 pm

cheers everyone :D
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:07 pm

Mine is black bodger and i put a full tin on the underside every year,empty a old schults can,clean it out with thiners/petrol,then fill the can with wax oil and spray the underside till its running off.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:07 pm

i went for black on mine. makes it look much nicer than clear on wire brushed flaky paint bits.unless your car is showroom underneath?
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:32 pm

black it is, cheers everyone, the cars not mint underneath but even so i think i'll use the black, it should look good with the new beam, tank and all new brake and fuel pipes :D
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:40 pm

i think i overdone mine, i used a 2.5 litre can and a 5 litre can .
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:42 pm

Do the behind the inner wheel arch trims too.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:44 pm

i stripped everything out to get a better coat under everything, exhaust,gearbox,diff,prop,plastic inner arches etc and also removed my tech2 cills to coat under them. should last a while now.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:16 pm

Personally I'd go clear. The blacks an absolute nightmare when your working on it. The guy who had mine before me absolutely caked the thing in it and it looked shit and you couldn't touch a thing without getting covered. I stripped the lot off and started again!

Just a light smattering of clear in all the right places is all thats needed.
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