ditchman Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) A few years ago, when i was flush...i used to have new disco's for work and shooting.....i always like to keep them clean, and i always liked the "eyebrows" (wheel arches) to be black ...not faded...so i used to wipe boiled linseed oil on all the plastic....................... PROBLEM,,,where i used to wipe the linseed oil on the plastic some of the oil used to go on the paintwork, and one day when i was polishing it in the sun i saw the area on the paintwork where the oil went....i tried everthing to get it off....thinners...petrol...T-cut...nothing could shift it.....except very fine wire wool.... So i thought...would it protect steel ?...so i cut a plate of mild steel and sanded off both sides and on one side i sprayed a mix of thinners and boiled linseed oil ..the other side i left it bare.....then i hung it on the washing line......and that was 18 MONTHS AGO results below....(this is what ive been spraying on my landrover chassis twice a year) SEE PICS ON OTHER POST Edited November 14, 2014 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 A world beating idea possibly? Looks good after 18 months. My only question is, was this this a static test, how would it stand up to the rigours of life on teh road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'm assuming it copes with salt sprayed at speed and all the other stuff hurled at a moving chassis? Impressive, I must admit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'm assuming it copes with salt sprayed at speed and all the other stuff hurled at a moving chassis? Impressive, I must admit. in the shed i have and old spray bottle from asda and i have filled it with a mix of thinners and linseed oil.......when the chassis is dry and reasonbly clean i spend a couple of mins and spray underneath...the oil has built up and i think it provides more protection underneath the wheel arches than a semi soft wax-oil............i will post a pic (when it stops raining) of the chassis rear member.................from under the wheel arch ....so you can see ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 couple of pics from the rear of the member...........this L/Rover is 28years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Nice one! Stainless steel was discovered in a similar manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brixsmaid Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Back in the days when Noah was a boy (Circa early 1970'ies)- I worked on an ore carrier (ship) (that's iron ore - nothing to do with other kinds of ores ) and we use to treat the steel working deck with a mixture of oil, thinners and paint - seemed to work - as anyone who has worked on similar will know, iron ore carriers spend half their lives virtually submerged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 couple of pics from the rear of the member...........this L/Rover is 28years old I have an N reg 90 300tdi, wish my rear x member looked that good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Ditto - is there anything you can spray onto rust to drive out any moisture before treating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Ditto - is there anything you can spray onto rust to drive out any moisture before treating WD 40 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) couple of pics from the rear of the member...........this L/Rover is 28years old Impressive stuff. Just had my Landy waxoiled this Summer; will see how it looks next Summer. May try your cocktail on top of that. Thanks for sharing. Edited December 1, 2014 by Scully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 nice one ditchman, I may be bit slow but how long have you been spraying the axle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 nice one ditchman, I may be bit slow but how long have you been spraying the axle ? you mean the chassis !............'bout 9 mths......................i am trying out another "cocktail" ......petrol 2-stroke mix.....25% petrol.....75% 2-stroke oil.........the petrol evapourates very quickly leaving a thickish sticky covering 2-stroke oil which is getting thicker and harder by the day.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Try a petrol/Castrol R mix - the castor oil in that, when baked on to an engine, damn near needs chiseling off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Im anorexic ! good luck with the two stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I've been doing that to my old mans tractors for years, the unrestored stuff anyway, does seem to work a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Try a petrol/Castrol R mix - the castor oil in that, when baked on to an engine, damn near needs chiseling off is there still castor oil in castrol......?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 is there still castor oil in castrol......?? In Castrol R40 - certainly. Sticks very well to metal, which is why it is used for racing, and is the very devil to remove when baked on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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