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[Dodgealpine]

I was in the prcess of putting a new d/s sill on my Alpine. On stripdown I removed 5 lb of rust from the intenals! whilst it was open I thought it a good idea to protect the internals-crossmembers etc. So went & bought some WAXOYL annd sprayed it in all the inaccesable areas. Great, then proceeded to fit the outer sill, outside welding No problem. Then lie underneath to weld the bottom edge. After about a foot things were going too well, then out of the corner of my eye i saw a flash of light, then another and so on.Sliding out and whipping the mask off iwas confronted by ariver ,OK a stream, of burning wax from the bottom of the sill! Luckilly there was a gap at the front I hadn't welded. Ramming a Co2 extinguisher in I let rip & it went out. I still shake thinking of it!

[Brian M]

I was also told that you shouldn't put any WaxOyl on a car that you are going to have resprayed as the silicons in WaxOyl stop the new paint adhering.

I think this was for cellulose paint and wonder if the same applies to two-pack and water based paints.
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1970 Volvo Amazon and 1978 Safari 15-4 Caravan
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[buzzy bee]

Hi

Waxoyl is really bad for welding with, but it does a good job for rust, which is more important! hehe I am not sure!

There is a Disasters Thread somewhere, or was one, many moons agao! Mine are listed on there! hehe

I would say don't use any silicones if you are planning a paintjob, even some pentration oil, car wash soaps it is in so much stuff!

Cheers

Dave

[Greeney in France]

Waxoyling should always be done last thing due to fire risks and indeed contamination with paints, although I seem to remember it doesn't contain silicones but oils and waxes.
Silicones affect 2 pack although you can add a special additive but I understand water based paints are not affected
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[scott_budds]

You need to be more careful when welding!! Last thing you want is to loose you classic...garage ...and house!! lol

Waxoil is great but it is some funny old stuff. I dont know if anyone else has ever noticed this but I was once using an old brush that had dried paint on it. I thought I would slap sum waxoil on with this old brush I had laying around etc. In the end I left it standing in a dish of waxoil for a few weeks maybe a month and when I came back to it, the brush was all soft again??

[Dodgealpine]

The thing was I was very carefull to keep the waxoyl away from the areas I was welding,then I waited for it to set while I had a brew, but the heat melted it!I'll have my nearest & dearest watching in future.