Underseal

[cheezygrinon]

Has everyone undersealed their Surf before taking it off road or do you not bother. I know that Koi has but what about everyone else? and if you have did you use a big paint brush or spray it on? I am a bit concerned, especially at this time of year.

Steve

[da SLUG man]

Has everyone undersealed their Surf before taking it off road or do you not bother. I know that Koi has but what about everyone else? and if you have did you use a big paint brush or spray it on? I am a bit concerned, especially at this time of year.

Steve

you can get a spray kit made by waxoyl
it's a bit like a weedkiller sprayer and just screws onto the can... just pump it up and spray!

about 20 quid i think

[cheezygrinon]

you can get a spray kit made by waxoyl
it's a bit like a weedkiller sprayer and just screws onto the can... just pump it up and spray!

about 20 quid i think

Nice one Bigman... Could be another purchase from Halfrauds

[RobD]

Has everyone undersealed their Surf before taking it off road or do you not bother. I know that Koi has but what about everyone else? and if you have did you use a big paint brush or spray it on? I am a bit concerned, especially at this time of year.

Steve

I would advise you to get the Surf undersealed,I got a car body shop to do mine.

[da SLUG man]

I would advise you to get the Surf undersealed,I got a car body shop to do mine.

i'm having troulbe getting sufficient pressure in the kettle to steam clean it... i end up drinking all the coffee while i wait!

[Koi]

Has everyone undersealed their Surf before taking it off road or do you not bother. I know that Koi has but what about everyone else? and if you have did you use a big paint brush or spray it on? I am a bit concerned, especially at this time of year.

Steve

what you been doing under my surf
yep two days with brush and nice thick black stuff, covered all areas i could possbly reach with the brush, then waxoyl all the places i couldn't get the brush.

[icsys]

Waxoyle is to be reccommended. It drives out moisture, inhibits rust and kills any rust that is already there.
The 'kit' is about £29 and contains a 2.5 litre can, pressure pump and tube/probe.

I used a 5 litre refill (£18) a jumbo sprayer (£10) and an ext probe (£2.99) So I got twice as much waxoyle for the same price as a kit.
If you place the can in very hot water for at least 30 mins then you dont need a pressure can. It sprays on with the jumbo sprayer very easily. Just make sure you keep it warm.

Just make sure it is a dry day and the belly of your surf is clean and dry.

[cheezygrinon]

Thanks guys,

All I need now is a dry day, the time and somewhere to do it. (Hey dad can I take over your driveway for the weekend)

Steve

[Peter ssr-x]

what you been doing under my surf
yep two days with brush and nice thick black stuff, covered all areas i could possbly reach with the brush, then waxoyl all the places i couldn't get the brush.

Whats the black stuff called?

[Vagrant No2]

Thanks guys,

All I need now is a dry day, the time and somewhere to do it. (Hey dad can I take over your driveway for the weekend)

Steve

Be a good son to your Dad and cover the driveway first before starting to spray Waxoyl . It will drip off places and make one heck of a mess .
I have the pucker air powered applicator from when I worked in a bodyshop , now that is messy . Undersealed my Lotus last year . Yes fibreglass cars do need underseal !
I had black dots everywhere from when it oversprayed past the panels . So make sure a large area is covered for working in .That was underseal , not Waxoyl I used , but both are messy .

Rick

[Koi]

Whats the black stuff called?

Good ole fashioned underseal, 5 litre tin & paint brush. Lay on back roll under Surf and paint away, nice thick coating pucker job.

[laser_jock99]

Has everyone undersealed their Surf before taking it off road

Off-roading will scrape all the underseal off again....

If you do a lot of off-roading your underseal will need a pre winter 'touch up' to cover the bare metal every year. Sadly it's not a 'one time only' job.

Don't forget all the insides of the panels and the insides of those chrome bumpers too. Off-roading is not the enemy but road salt is.


Nevillef

[Koi]

Off-roading will scrape all the underseal off again....

If you do a lot of off-roading your underseal will need a pre winter 'touch up' to cover the bare metal every year. Sadly it's not a 'one time only' job.

Don't forget all the insides of the panels and the insides of those chrome bumpers too. Off-roading is not the enemy but road salt is.


Nevillef

Was undersealed, bumpers to, then waxoyled to all the places I couldn't get to with the brush.