TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 08:23 AM |
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Waxoyl Removal
I bought my chassis as an unstarted luego chassis (just cut metal) and the guy i bought it from waxoyled all the metal and now the chassis is built
and almost ready for painting was wondering what is the best way to remove the waxoyl coating.
I was intending to build it from scratch but was offered this chassis and all the running gear from a mk2 escort including twin 40 webbers for £200 so
couldn't say no
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 08:54 AM |
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I'd like to know also if there's any easy way as I usually just scrape, burn it off or use solvents...
I saw an advert in a classic's mag for some dip process that removed absolutely everything except the good metal but that won't be cheap.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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t.j.
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 08:57 AM |
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Thinner!
Petrol
And other solvent
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 09:08 AM |
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Or just leave it on...
I used the stuff on my JBA Falcon from day one. Every year I'd power wash it down and apply another coat, thinned down with solvents and some
petrol (cough!) after 10 years it was about 10mm thick in places and the chassis as good as new underneath. At one of the shows I spoke to other
owners and was stunned to find that they had parts of their chassis replaced due to rust. Even now mines mint, so the stuff does work though
it's never pretty.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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swood
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 12:31 PM |
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removing Waxoyle
Don't know if they have changed the formulation but the original waxoyle was easily removed with White Spirit - very cheap from the local DIY
shed.
You may need to finally wipe over with some cellulose thinners to remove the last traces before painting.
When you're up to your ass in alligators you tend to forget the initial objective was to drain the swamp !.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 01:02 PM |
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You can thin it with white sprit still so this is a good start..
Dan
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 01:08 PM |
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Hot jet wash with detergent or steam clean.
It melts at fairly modest temps.
Go over with white sprit etc. to drive water away.
If you set about doing it with rags and solvent it'll take ages.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/4/07 at 08:54 PM |
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Whatever method you use, finish off with spirit wipe befre painting.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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