Waxoyl - what is it.

[NZJLY]

Hi, I am a Kiwi and new to your site. A kiwi comes from the country that nearly wins world rugby cups, and beats lion teams

I have read on this site about waxoyl. I have not come across it, so could someone enlighten me please. I did a quick search and found a recipie at http://www.geocities.com/wallaces_21/waxoyl.html.

Do you think this would work?

I am the proud owner of a 59 sedan, my son has a 52 sedan, and we have a '55 Woodie (or woodless is a more realistic description) sitting in many bits

I await your learned responce.

John

[NZJLY]

I just looked again, and the page was no available. The recipie listed is:

Here is a recipe for home made "Waxoyl". It's an old fashioned rust treatment / undercoating:

2 1/2 quarts turpentine
12 oz. beeswax / candle wax
1 quart light machine oil

With a cheese shredder, cut the wax into the turpentine, stir until the wax has dissolved, (takes a long time; you can use very low heat (a warm room) to aid but be careful) and thin with the machine oil to a brushable / sprayable consistency. Apply liberally. You can use a hand spray bottle to get into closed-off sections if you have a small access hole.


Please be sensible when you make this stuff; don't go breathing the fumes or applying heat and burning down your house. If you have any doubts about it, err on the side of caution and just buy a commercially available product.

John

[Onne]

there are more things like waxoil eg dinitrol ML. I have used this myself, in combination with dinitrol Metallic (a sort of waxy brown underseal) I can't yet give any comment on it, as I only had it treated in the beginning of January


Onne

[Willie]

I have just checked my Waxoyl tins and there is no indication of the
ingredients at all. It is called 'Finnigans Waxoyl' and bears the
'Hammerite' logo. Hammerite are a well known maker of paints
with rust killing properties in GB. I suppose they are unheard of
in NZ? Waxoyl is an effective rust preventer which will prevent
your cars from rotting through the box sections/boot lids/doors etc
when applied properly.

[ColinP]

John,

Having spray Waxoil on the car's underside, i reckon that its got a high content of hydrocarbons - from the "light" ones (hexane, heptane, etc - these will evaporate at nomal temperatures), plus a good selection of the heavyier ones - to form a soft waxy film (rather like pertoleum jelly [White soft paraffin]). Ther's probably lots more in there - as Willie notes the tin doesn't have ingredients listed. BUT it doesn't have "danger carcinogen" so there's probably no benzene or toluene...

I think that the beeswax/candle mixture won't have the range of waxes to stay soft and sticky over the normal motoring temperatures - try for a commercial product first.

Colin

[Willie]

For general info the Hammerite web address is,www.hammerite.com

[NZJLY]

Have just found some Kiwi stuff - Prolan - it has it's own website and everything. It contains extract of sheep (no new zealand jokes please - unless they are good ) i.e., lanolin based. Will keep you posted it is even supposed to protect electricals and be environmentally friendly.

[Willie]

Well, that PROLAN sounds similar to Waxoyl as that too is recommended
for spraying the outside of the dizzy to waterproof it!!