[Healeys] making waxoyl

[pennell at cox.net]

Ray,

Given the way these cars are used nowadays, with the amount of effort, stink, and fire potential as you pointed out - this seems like an overkill to me.

Keith

---- Ray Carbone <racarbon at verizon.net> wrote: 
> Hi All,
> 
> Although this is not directly related to the formulation of Waxoyl, it may be
> of interest to some.
> 
> A while back, a friend who was into Healeys and sundry other LBCs, used to
> create a mixture of coal tar and kerosene (proportions ?) as a preservative.
> He would drill a few holes in the top and bottom of each separate frame member
> and plug the bottom holes with rubber plugs.  After carefully fill the
> cavities with the mixture, he would plug the top holes and drive in a figure
> eight for a number of cycles, occasionally slowing and accelerating.
> Following his brief drive, he would pull the bottom plugs and drain the fluid.
> Over a few day period, he would occasionally replace the plugs, do a number of
> figure eights, and remove the plugs to drain any remaining mixture from the
> frame.  Finally, he would allow the car to stand, with all plugs removed, for
> a number of week to allow as much of the kerosene to evaporate before
> replacing all plugs.
> 
> Although the smell lingered for a while, I believe the mixture did penetrate
> into all internal areas of the frame and initially produced a thin moisture
> resistant coating, however, I am unsure of its preservation longevity.  Even
> though I was tempted to try this protective approach, I never did as I feel
> this coating could create a dangerous condition, within some period following
> initial application, should a repair be required involving a weld.
> 
> All the best,
> Ray Carbone
> 64BJ8P1
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