Morris Minor Owners Club

I need to rustproof the underbody of my morris.


•What should I use Dinitrol or Waxoyl
•How much do I need to buy?
•What Equipment
•Where to buy.

Thanks Philip

i used a good wire brush, some goggles, and a big can of waxoyl. i am quite satisfied with mine.

This old thread has some useful stuff in it. I still haven't applied the Dinitrol to Fenchurch yet though.

If you're currently using the car you want to treat on the road, then you might be better off waiting until after a hot dry spell later in the year to give the insides of the box sections a chance to dry out before squirting any kind of treatment in there. If you do it now you could be trapping salty road-spray inside the chassis.

alex is right, i had heat on my garage for 3 days prior and 2 days after to help it dry out and then dry one i applied waxoyl.

I use hammerite underbody seal. Its like very thick waxoyl, infact it has waxoyl in it.
Its great because its thickness allows it to fill in floor joins and the like.
It dries like waxoyl too - ie never completely hardens.
I have to check it annually though - seems to get worn/washed off in places.

I use hammerite underbody seal. Its like very thick waxoyl, infact it has waxoyl in it.
Its great because its thickness allows it to fill in floor joins and the like.
It dries like waxoyl too - ie never completely hardens.
I have to check it annually though - seems to get worn/washed off in places.

Yes I love this stuff gets everywhere!!! Never had any washed off before, but i do put it on thick.

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this month's practical classics has an interesting test of underbody treatments - their first look at this issue apparently.

wibble

ps thanks to alex for the very useful link to the old thread about this , which includes the delightfully medieval sentence: "Apparently Dinitrol only sell 1l cans for DIYers and barrels for the trade, so Rustbuster had to fill the 5l cans themselves from a barrel".

Waxoyl or dinitrol or just old engine oil applied twice a year is better, much better, than doing nothing. I think how well you apply the product, how good the metal is underneath and how often you apply is more important than what you use.

Waxoyl needs to be heated before application, Dinitrol just warmed as the one I used was thinner than the waxoyl. Its also MUCH easier to apply underbody wax treatments (whichever you use) if you have a compressor, schults gun and the pipe attachment to get into the box sections.

wibble_puppy wrote:ps thanks to alex for the very useful link to the old thread about this , which includes the delightfully medieval sentence: "Apparently Dinitrol only sell 1l cans for DIYers and barrels for the trade, so Rustbuster had to fill the 5l cans themselves from a barrel".

Medieval?

I just went out and bought a copy of Practical Classics so I could see the article you're talking about...

Thanks for all the help.

Philip