is wax oil suitable for......

[rich1977]

just gone to change my back box and cleaned the gunk off the bottom of the car and uncovered a few rust patches around the exhuast channel think this is becuase my heat sheild is missing, now Ive rubbed it down to remove the loose rust and treated it with co-rust and was going to bang a coat of waxoil onto it, but I am a little woried due to its location next to my exhuast it could be a fire risk?

anyone used it before and is it safe

[Thom89]

Waxoyl, not a good idea too close to an exhaust for fire reasons, but also, the heat generated by the hot system will eventually dissipate the waxoyl, best bet would be to give it a shot of aerosol stonechip protection...

Thom

[rich1977]

  bugger just given it a squirt of it, best go try and clean it off

[tech1889]

bugger just given it a squirt of it, best go try and clean it off

Its a wax and what does wax do when it gets hot 

[rich1977]

just to clarify im talking about the wax oil underseal. not the standard stuff

[Thom89]

Post pic of the product your using

[Wayne]

just to clarify im talking about the wax oil underseal. not the standard stuff

I would not use it near an exhaust.

[rich1977]

so what do vw use and body shops? as dont want to have to keep getting under there and painting it every year? they must use some kind of underseal that doesnt cuase problems with heat, and lets be honest the fuel tank is plastic and not a million miles away from the back box

[Wayne]

so what do vw use and body shops? as dont want to have to keep getting under there and painting it every year? they must use some kind of underseal that doesnt cuase problems with heat, and lets be honest the fuel tank is plastic and not a million miles away from the back box

Yes but the stonechip stuff they use has a heatshield over it.

Maybe look at refitting it.

[jmsheahan]

Post pic of the product your using

What Thom said.

I'm sure he knows considerably more on the subject than me but I've had the whole underside of the car covered in Dinitrol 4941 for 2 years. Never had a problem.