Has anyone waxoiled their car?

[eldarvanyar]

I am thinking of having my E30 fully steam cleaned, including the enginebay, and chassis,and then waxoiled, all for £85. Has any one else done this and what's the benefits?

The other question is that I need to get some bodywork done by dibs (scuttle pannel and rear wheel arch) do I do this before or after?

[Chris-W]

Well worth doing, and £85 isn't too bad. Do get the bodywork done first.

Benefits - quite simply, a massive reduction in the chances of rot!

[mikey-t]

just make sure you dont trap any moisture in there

[Project_E30]

I've heard bad things about steam cleaning engine bays and then getting loads of electrical problems.

[Sanchez]

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... highlight=

this might help. Waxoils good if you do it properly, doing just before the winter if using your car or storing is a good idea as the salty roads rust cars quicker.

[Jos]

Waxoyl is a cavity sealer really for doing box section internals like cills and frame mounting areas, it's not really designed as a underbody sealer, I would recommend Dinitrol 4941 as an underbody/arch sealer. It's thicker and tends not to get washed off as easy.

[Frenchy]

Just filled my doors and sills with cavity wax i have used waxoil for years as Jos mentioned get something harder wearing for chassis you can buy a underbody schutz in squirty cans which has added waxoil.

[appletree]

Also if you do it your self if you can hire a small compressor you can buy a waxoil attachment with a bendy end so you can get in to all the corners, the high pressure mist makes the waxoil in to a fine mist to help it cover better to

[placey]

it's cheaper to hire a ramp for half a day and scrub clean the underside before applying waxoyl (or other chosen product) with a brush and/or spray. as above though, make sure it's dry after cleaning.

it's cheaper still to jack the car up and do it wherever the car lives.

the benefitof diy to the owner is a greater knowledge of the underside of your car and where potential future problems might crop up. the downside is that it's rather unpleasant.

paul