Who in Dublin provides a Wayoyl treatment service?

v-deniso

Hello,

I have been restoring an XK120 DHC Jaguar for the past three years and its got to the stage in the restoration where we need to make sure that the underside and all little crevices where the dreaded rust may appear need to be treated for future preservation. I was wondering if anyone knows of a garage in the Dublin Area that provides a waxoyl service. I would prefer to get it done professionally as I dont have access to a pit or lift to get under the car myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

ds20prefecture

v-deniso wrote:

Hello,

I have been restoring an XK120 DHC Jaguar for the past three years and its got to the stage in the restoration where we need to make sure that the underside and all little crevices where the dreaded rust may appear need to be treated for future preservation. I was wondering if anyone knows of a garage in the Dublin Area that provides a waxoyl service. I would prefer to get it done professionally as I dont have access to a pit or lift to get under the car myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

I would imagine you would need to go to a classic Jaguar specialist, as a big part of getting it right would be understanding the construction of the car being protected. I paid €800 to have my DS done, but that was in Holland where there is plenty of competition, and plenty of DS specialists. They pumped the side box sections, steam cleaned the whole underside, dried it and then waxoyled it. My mechanic reckons you'd float the car, the job is so well done. I know one guy who paid €1600 for waxoyling his DS here - 99% of it labour.

Given that you probably know more about your car than anybody, and that the vast bulk of the cost is labour and time, I reckon you'd be better off hiring a lift or space in a place with a lift for a week and doing it yourself.

If so, have a look at "Fluid Film". It is reported to be a better product in most every respect than waxoyl, particularly in terms of application.

green-blood

Fluid Film, eh, where would you get stuff like that, I have to do my mini aswell and it was going to be waxoyl...

for me it will just be all 4 wheels off and up on th biggest axles stands I can get on a dry weekend in the drive.....with plastic and sheets on teh ground and a maks and goggles for me!!

yeah go mess

ds20prefecture

green-blood wrote:

Fluid Film, eh, where would you get stuff like that, I have to do my mini aswell and it was going to be waxoyl...

http://www.eurekafluidfilm.com/getit.htm - United Kingdom:
MarineCo
Parade House
Liskeard
Cornwall PL14 6AF
Telephone: 01579-340455
Fax: 01579-344075
Email: fcul@sol.co.uk

Needless to say, the product is made in the US and that's where I heard of it. A lot of DS owners I know out there have used it and swear by it. I have not, as yet.

It is thin enough to pour into cavities, and not block drain holes (very important) and also has some rust conversion properties. I would wonder how long it lasts compared to Waxoyl, but even with Waxoyl we should be re-doing it every 3 years or so.

for me it will just be all 4 wheels off and up on th biggest axles stands I can get on a dry weekend in the drive.....with plastic and sheets on teh ground and a maks and goggles for me!!

Ah but how do you get the wand of a pressure hose under the car with only axle stands? To to the job right, ALL dirt and old wax,etc needs to be removed, then the whole lot thoroughly dried, then you waxoyl. I suppose you could use gunk/jizer and a garden hose, but it has to be bone dry before applying the wax.

One other thought - with a mini or the Jag, you could get/build a rotating frame that bolts to the 4 wheel hubs and pivots the car through 45 degrees or more to allow easy access to the underside. I know there's a guy in England makes them, and I know another fellow who made one for the restoration of his DS. I would imagine even this would be cheaper than paying someone to waxoyl your car.

green-blood

all thats not gonna happen, to be honest I know it wont be a pro job, but something is better than nothing, its a pampered car now so its not being taken out for long spins in torrential stuff, but if we're caught out I'd like to have done something to save her, 39 years and all-ish original, I think my amateur waxoyling will be better than nothing