Winter wheelarch mud check!

ahal · Nov 25th, 2009, 04:24

Hi everyone,

Recently checked the rear arches of the 440 for mud ... poked and scraped enough out to pot a plant! No wonder the damned things rust! Gave it a good spray of Waxoyle when I was finished cleaning:

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Well worth doing at this time of year.

Regards,

Tony.

440anator · Nov 25th, 2009, 18:52

thanks mate, i noticed a bit of crap myself, but i never thot to get it all out like that.

AndyPants · Nov 25th, 2009, 22:05

I made a habit of it when I had my 460 and did it everytime I washed the car. I used to commute on a lot of country roads and in winter it would get as bad as that in the space of a month! Mainly commute on A roads now and loving having a clean car for more than 1 trip to work

Despite my cleaning my 460 still tried to rust on the rear arches - the design is utter crap and to my dissapointment my mates old mk1 S40 was the same! Treated it a couple of times with some sanding, metal paint and underseal which seemed to last for a year or two before I did it again. Still got a tiny bit of rust still where it met the rear bumper though on one side argh!

carl4u44 · Nov 25th, 2009, 22:15

How do you go about treating the car with waxoyle? How much do I need, how much preperation, if any, is needed, how much is it, how long will it take to cover the under body?

I'm just interested in this waxoyle!

ahal · Nov 25th, 2009, 23:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by carl4u44

How do you go about treating the car with waxoyle? How much do I need, how much preperation, if any, is needed, how much is it, how long will it take to cover the under body?

I'm just interested in this waxoyle!

I'm no expert but I just bought an aerosol version ( about a tenner, you can buy a bigger kit obviously ) ... just washed and dried the arches and gave it a good spray. Fired a few buckets of water in, had Tea + fag while it penetrated, and then scrubbed the entire wheel well with a dish washing brush. Toothbrush handle did the arches nicely, then scraping by hand. Very important to wear thick gloves for obvious reasons!

Regarding an entire car, I guess you're looking at the doorskins and all that ... not to mention a hydraulic ramp or similar. As it has both anti - rust and protective qualities I would personally use it to keep surface rust at bay until I've time to treat it, otherwise spraying onto sound clean metal, though I'd be inclined to treat rust as and when I've got the time. I *presume* that Waxoyl in the normal run of things treats / protects microscopic rust particles.

If working on a budget / with lack of facilities, I'd recommend just cleaning + doing the major known rusting points, unless you're going in for shows or something.

Regards,

Tony

ahal · Nov 25th, 2009, 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyPants

Despite my cleaning my 460 still tried to rust on the rear arches - the design is utter crap

+1

Why did they never think of putting arch liners on the BACK of the 440? When I got the car I thought they were missing, until I discovered they weren't meant to be there in the first place! At present I'm toying with the idea of making some.

Regards,

Tony.

440anator · Dec 2nd, 2009, 21:10

cleaned arches on weekend, then stuck powerhose under arches an gave it a good blast

must do every week as i work on buldin site fs

thanks again Tony

ahal · Dec 2nd, 2009, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by 440anator

cleaned arches on weekend, then stuck powerhose under arches an gave it a good blast

must do every week as i work on buldin site fs

thanks again Tony

A Power hose is one thing I must get ... can't beat it for a thorough clean. Yikes, I hate building sites ... especially within 25 metres of anywhere cement work is happening! On smaller jobs I've seen dudes burst a 25 kg. bag of cement into a mixer with about 10% of it actually going in, the rest blowing all over the place. The state of my own cement mixer drum is testament to how bloody corrosive it is!

Cheers,

Tony.

440anator · Dec 2nd, 2009, 23:12

well i would say you could borrow my power hose, but just realised your all the way down in wicklow lol yeh i agree with the cement stuff, the bloody teleported broke down on the site today an i was parked behind it, i had to mount the curb which my volvo loved an practically scraped anything that was under my car ( yes its low lol stupid springs) pure sickner when you have to drive through the mud eh

Adi2727 · Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:33

About arch liners... Did anyone tried to put a pair from a V40's rear wheels?
I made some measurements, and i think that it could be fitted.
Next week i will get the arch liners and i will try to fit them.
I'll let you know if it works.

Nov 25th, 2009, 18:52	#2
440anator rookie Last Online: Apr 29th, 2015 18:57 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: n ireland =] is be wer it at	thanks mate, i noticed a bit of crap myself, but i never thot to get it all out like that. __________________ Have you ever seen a Volvo with tha butterfly doors

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AndyPants VOC Member Last Online: Nov 22nd, 2018 18:25 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Over there. View Photos By: AndyPants	I made a habit of it when I had my 460 and did it everytime I washed the car. I used to commute on a lot of country roads and in winter it would get as bad as that in the space of a month! Mainly commute on A roads now and loving having a clean car for more than 1 trip to work Despite my cleaning my 460 still tried to rust on the rear arches - the design is utter crap and to my dissapointment my mates old mk1 S40 was the same! Treated it a couple of times with some sanding, metal paint and underseal which seemed to last for a year or two before I did it again. Still got a tiny bit of rust still where it met the rear bumper though on one side argh! __________________ Current: '96 850 2.5 20v GLT Estate & '17 Skoda Rapid 1.0 Sport Prev: '04 V40 1.9D Sport '98 C70 2.3 T5 GT Coupe '89 760 Turbo Intercooler Est. '95 850 2.5 20v GLT Saloon '96 460 1.6i GS

Dec 2nd, 2009, 21:10	#7
440anator rookie Last Online: Apr 29th, 2015 18:57 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: n ireland =] is be wer it at	cleaned arches on weekend, then stuck powerhose under arches an gave it a good blast must do every week as i work on buldin site fs thanks again Tony __________________ Have you ever seen a Volvo with tha butterfly doors

Dec 2nd, 2009, 23:12	#9
440anator rookie Last Online: Apr 29th, 2015 18:57 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: n ireland =] is be wer it at	well i would say you could borrow my power hose, but just realised your all the way down in wicklow lol yeh i agree with the cement stuff, the bloody teleported broke down on the site today an i was parked behind it, i had to mount the curb which my volvo loved an practically scraped anything that was under my car ( yes its low lol stupid springs) pure sickner when you have to drive through the mud eh __________________ Have you ever seen a Volvo with tha butterfly doors

Nov 25th, 2009, 22:15	#4
carl4u44 Master Member Last Online: Sep 7th, 2023 17:21 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: kk	How do you go about treating the car with waxoyle? How much do I need, how much preperation, if any, is needed, how much is it, how long will it take to cover the under body? I'm just interested in this waxoyle!

Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:33	#10
Adi2727 Flying Transylvanian Last Online: Jan 31st, 2023 15:32 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brasov	About arch liners... Did anyone tried to put a pair from a V40's rear wheels? I made some measurements, and i think that it could be fitted. Next week i will get the arch liners and i will try to fit them. I'll let you know if it works.

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