Project Shirley Knott's Evil Web Of Shite- Rust Proofing!

[Shirley Knott]

43 minutes ago, Tickman said:

How's the house?

All done obviously....

Miles off being anything resembling done.

As time goes on I'm realising that things will never truly by 'finished'. At the minute it's a constant campaign of restoring timber window frames in-between a miriad of other esoteric old house issues that need to be addressed. 

I really should update my 'house' thread TBH. It's been a while and there's been a fair amount of progress/changes/*hilarious issues.

 

[Shirley Knott]

Busy week with the Clio and the V70 preparing for the forthcoming onslaught of winter road salt (They're 17 and 24 year old cars respectively so need all the help they can get)

Monday- Both undersides jetwashed and a decent run out to dry off.

Wednesday- Wire brushing and Jelonite rust converter where needed.

Yesterday- Waxing the bejesus out of them both with Dynax UB fed through my new (And incredibly impressive) compressor at 80psi.

[danthecapriman]

I suppose it’s that time of year again!😣

Looks a nice job though, it’s something I need to do on my 740. How’s the compressor going compared to using the aerosols?

[Shirley Knott]

47 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

I suppose it’s that time of year again!😣

Looks a nice job though, it’s something I need to do on my 740. How’s the compressor going compared to using the aerosols?

Way better.

It belts the product out really well and not having to keep tilting cans to get them to work makes it much less frustrating. Also 5l of UB comes in at under £50, the equivalent volume in aerosols is nearly double that, so over a couple of cars it basically means the compressor is free (Or at least that's what I've allowed my man maths to tell me)

[Erebus]

That looks great.  Very interested to see how it holds up over winter.  Was the Lanoblack you previously used not much good?

[Shirley Knott]

53 minutes ago, Erebus said:

That looks great.  Very interested to see how it holds up over winter.  Was the Lanoblack you previously used not much good?

Looked great upon application but all gone very quickly- Much like lanoguard I suspect, really easy to put on but needs reaplying every 8 weeks.

I've used UB many times in the past, it's much tougher but none of these products are 'fit and forget'... Honestly I think that's where people go wrong with them, they ALL need reapplication and none of them last indefinitely. 

[danthecapriman]

Have you ever used the tins of brush on Dynax? 
I’ve been looking at that for the Volvo instead of aerosol’s just for doing the floor pans, chassis, wheel tubs etc. it looks very thick though!

[Shirley Knott]

3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Have you ever used the tins of brush on Dynax? 
I’ve been looking at that for the Volvo instead of aerosol’s just for doing the floor pans, chassis, wheel tubs etc. it looks very thick though!

Yep.

The brush on stuff is an entirely different consistency and takes much heating.

Honestly,  it's horses for courses but brushing it on is a universally miserable experience for anything other than small sections.

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, Shirley Knott said:

Yep.

The brush on stuff is an entirely different consistency and takes much heating.

Honestly,  it's horses for courses but brushing it on is a universally miserable experience for anything other than small sections.

😄 screw that then!

Ive only used the big aerosol cans on my cars and they are a pain in the arse at times to get them into small spaces. Being so big you constantly knock them on things as you’re trying to spay too. 
It’s a bugger really as I haven’t got a compressor. Maybe it’s time to change that.

[Shirley Knott]

41 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

😄 screw that then!

Ive only used the big aerosol cans on my cars and they are a pain in the arse at times to get them into small spaces. Being so big you constantly knock them on things as you’re trying to spay too. 
It’s a bugger really as I haven’t got a compressor. Maybe it’s time to change that.

What you must ask yourself is given how useful they are, at under £100 delivered, can you afford NOT to buy one?