undersealing?????????

[sheppieboy]

Can n e 1 tell me where i can get a proper undersealing job done?
i live in Lincoln and every garage i go to says "its a dead art now mate" or some other non helpful punchline. Can n e 1 assist me and my search for a rust free under carriage??

sheppieboy@hotmail.com

[Verbal]

A guy I know who owns a minibus company has always used waste oil to underseal his busses.

You collect the oil, spray it on and them drive to the dustiest place you can find and get that underside as dusty as spossible before the oil drys.

I believe it work as he is still driving around with H-plate busses that look in fine shape when up on the ramp. This is also in Scotland where the roads see the worst of the councils salt throwing.

He has offered to do it to my surf, but I`ve had mine done at some time or another, but I might still double up.

[laser_jock@work]

A guy I know who owns a minibus company has always used waste oil to underseal his busses.

You collect the oil, spray it on and them drive to the dustiest place you can find and get that underside as dusty as spossible before the oil drys.

Just don't do it on your nice, newly block paved driveway!

Nevillef

[Lomcevac]

There are quite a few places that do a proper steam clean and waxoyl/dinitrol service. It is a very involved and specialist job and not cheap (I think about £300-£400).
There are many Ads in Land Rover Owner/Monthly and suchlike. (not that I read those obviously)

[Silversurfer]

Can n e 1 tell me where i can get a proper undersealing job done?
i live in Lincoln and every garage i go to says "its a dead art now mate" or some other non helpful punchline. Can n e 1 assist me and my search for a rust free under carriage??

sheppieboy@hotmail.com

There are numerous aerosol propelled underseal products on the market as well as the normal brush-on types. The more expensive ones already contain a percentage of Waxoyl. I did my Surf myself, firstly spray undersealed it to make sure all the bits that couldnt be easily accessed with a brush were coated. Let that dry for a few days and then bought a Waxoyl kit. The kit contains a pressure cylinder which you fill with Waxoyl and then screw on a hand pump to pressurise the cylinder and then simply spray away. You can buy more Waxoyl in 1gallon cans. If you do it yourself I found it was much better to mix the Waxoyl with white spirit to help it to spray easier. Because the Surf has such good ground clearence I was able to do most of it without ramps or a pit - simply crawled underneath. Used a jack and stands only to remove the wheels to make sure the wheel arches were properly done.
If you remove the sidelights you can spray behind the front wings without having to remove the wheel arch liners. You can also get a flexible spray tube for the Waxoyl kit that can be poked down the holes in the chassis etc to make sure everything is coated.
It really wasn't a hard job at all, plus if you do it yourself you know a good job has been done.
As previously mentioned - just make sure you cover the driveway before the wife gets home or at least make sure you have got some tar remover/drive cleaner to hand.

[pugsleyhawk]

there is a garage near mansfield that did mine think its called knightsbridge they did a good job think it was under £200

[Gizmo]

Did mine with the WaxOyl/White Spirit mix purchased in a pressurised tin from Halfords....Been told best thing is to go to a Car Paint Shop or Motorworld and get the Shultz Cans..but will need the gun for it

[Rabbie]

I get mine done at my local 4x4/land rover place, it's not a dealer but they do an excellent job and dont charge silly amounts of money, the best of it is these places really do a proper job, the one I use is in north Yorks, called Maddison 4x4, excellent work on all 4x4, I have a Landy also.

[Elfstone]

Waxoil

The best stuff I have heard of is waxoil, but you tend to need quite a lot and its expensive in the hand sprays. If you can its best to get a gallon or two, mix it with white spirit to make it more viscous (or heat it) and then spray it on with a compressor and spray gun.

I haven't done it on mine yet but plan to later in the spring. Idealy you need to jet wash the underside, leave it to fully dry, and then spray 2 coats, if you start at the front and work back you should be able to go straight back to the front for a second coat.

If you want to do it yourself and don't mind waiting for a month or two, it does help to do it in warm weather, you could come round to mine and get them both done at the same time.

Elfstone.