Anyone recommend someone to rustproof and underseal a Mk1 Eunos
Roadster? I'm in Handforth.
Sills, cavities, underseal etc.
I've come across Chassisclean in Altrincham who look great and very
very thorough, but want £350 to do the car, which is stretching my
budget...

I've considered doing it myself but mess/lack of ramps or compressor
etc is putting me off. I'd also like the peace of mind that someone
who knows what they're doing carried the job out...!

Ric Harris wrote:
Anyone recommend someone to rustproof and underseal a Mk1 Eunos
Roadster? I'm in Handforth.
Sills, cavities, underseal etc.
I've come across Chassisclean in Altrincham who look great and very
very thorough, but want £350 to do the car, which is stretching my
budget...

I've considered doing it myself but mess/lack of ramps or compressor
etc is putting me off. I'd also like the peace of mind that someone
who knows what they're doing carried the job out...!

if it is a properly done job then 350 is cheap

On 02/03/2010 12:36, Ric Harris wrote:
Anyone recommend someone to rustproof and underseal a Mk1 Eunos
Roadster? I'm in Handforth.
Sills, cavities, underseal etc.
I've come across Chassisclean in Altrincham who look great and very
very thorough, but want £350 to do the car, which is stretching my
budget...

£350 seems reasonable for the area. A place in my end of the world
charges £250 just to do undersealing/cavities etc. They do one car at a
time and it takes a full day.


--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

On 2 Mar, 14:57, Conor wrote:
On 02/03/2010 12:36, Ric Harris wrote:

Anyone recommend someone to rustproof and underseal a Mk1 Eunos
Roadster? *I'm in Handforth.
Sills, cavities, underseal etc.
I've come across Chassisclean in Altrincham who look great and very
very thorough, but want £350 to do the car, which is stretching my
budget...

£350 seems reasonable for the area. A place in my end of the world
charges £250 just to do undersealing/cavities etc. They do one car at a
time and it takes a full day.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

I'm coming to the conclusion you're right. The place in question gets
rave reviews and having spoken to the guy who runs it, it's a 3 day
process including steam cleaning, baking dry and application. Think
it's a fair price: but will have to wait a while to budget for it.
Tempted to get a quick once-over with Waxoyl (local specialists charge
about 70 quid for a blast over underside and in cavities) to tide me
over in the meantime whilst the gritters are still out...

On 3 Mar, 11:03, Ric Harris wrote:
On 2 Mar, 14:57, Conor wrote:



On 02/03/2010 12:36, Ric Harris wrote:

Anyone recommend someone to rustproof and underseal a Mk1 Eunos
Roadster? *I'm in Handforth.
Sills, cavities, underseal etc.
I've come across Chassisclean in Altrincham who look great and very
very thorough, but want £350 to do the car, which is stretching my
budget...

£350 seems reasonable for the area. A place in my end of the world
charges £250 just to do undersealing/cavities etc. They do one car at a
time and it takes a full day.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

I'm coming to the conclusion you're right. The place in question gets
rave reviews and having spoken to the guy who runs it, it's a 3 day
process including steam cleaning, baking dry and application. *Think
it's a fair price: but will have to wait a while to budget for it.
Tempted to get a quick once-over with Waxoyl (local specialists charge
about 70 quid for a blast over underside and in cavities) to tide me
over in the meantime whilst the gritters are still out...

Any particular reason? Eunos have decent rust protection from the
factory. It's a myth that they don't....

Of course, you may just want it for your peace of mind and know that
already, I just wanted to dispel the myth. It's quite common for
people to have heard that Eunoses have no rust protection because
Japanese roads have no salt, or some such nonsense. The MK1 cars were
made on the same line to pretty much the same spec as the UK cars,
including rustproofing. It's just that many of them were imported to
the UK later in their life, so have no rot on them as they weren't
exposed to the salt. The rust protection is no different to a UK car
though. I was in the MX-5 0C and had both a Eunos and a UK MX-5..

Mike P

On 05/03/2010 16:04, Mike P wrote:

Any particular reason? Eunos have decent rust protection from the
factory. It's a myth that they don't....

Of course, you may just want it for your peace of mind and know that
already, I just wanted to dispel the myth. It's quite common for
people to have heard that Eunoses have no rust protection because
Japanese roads have no salt, or some such nonsense. The MK1 cars were
made on the same line to pretty much the same spec as the UK cars,
including rustproofing. It's just that many of them were imported to
the UK later in their life, so have no rot on them as they weren't
exposed to the salt. The rust protection is no different to a UK car
though. I was in the MX-5 0C and had both a Eunos and a UK MX-5..


Indeed. Wife has a FTO that had no UK market equivalent so didn't have
any rusproofing to speak of. As a result, many are as rotten as a dog
underneath.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

On Mar 5, 7:02*pm, Conor wrote:
On 05/03/2010 16:04, Mike P wrote:

Any particular reason? Eunos have decent rust protection from the
factory. It's a myth that they don't....

Of course, you may just want it for your peace of mind and know that
already, I just wanted to dispel the myth. It's quite common for
people to have heard that Eunoses have no rust protection because
Japanese roads have no salt, or some such nonsense. The MK1 cars were
made on the same line to pretty much the same spec as the UK cars,
including rustproofing. It's just that many of them were imported to
the UK later in their life, so have no rot on them as they weren't
exposed to the salt. The rust protection is no different to a UK car
though. I was in the MX-5 0C and had both a Eunos and a UK MX-5..

Indeed. Wife has a FTO that had no UK market equivalent so didn't have
any rusproofing to speak of. As a result, many are as rotten as a dog
underneath.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

I'm quite aware of Eunos vs MX5 difference - there's no difference in
factory underseal, the jap ones tend to be better condition because
they use volcanic ash on the roads rather than salt over there. The
factory rust proofing is the same on both models: they come out of the
same factory,as pointed out above.
Problem is, all MX5/Miata/Eunos models have some areas sensitive to
rot: the sills, the front wing behind the arch liner, and the rear
wing behind the door shut panel. It's a really common problem on the
Mk1 and, to a lesser extent, the Mk2. This definitely wants treating
and whilst I'm at it a squirt over on the underside seems like a good
idea too.

Having looked into it, I'm tempted to Dinitrol it myself - you can get
a small car kit containing the rust treatment spray, cavity wax and
underbody wax in aerosol form for abotu 60 quid with wand applicator
etc. Just need to find somewhere convenient to lift the car for a day
whilst I pressure wash/dry/treat it.

Anyone know somewhere you can rent a bay with a lift or a pit by the
day in the North-West?

On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:18:09 -0800 (PST), Ric Harris
wrote:

On Mar 5, 7:02=A0pm, Conor wrote:
On 05/03/2010 16:04, Mike P wrote:

Any particular reason? Eunos have decent rust protection from the
factory. It's a myth that they don't....

Of course, you may just want it for your peace of mind and know that
already, I just wanted to dispel the myth. It's quite common for
people to have heard that Eunoses have no rust protection because
Japanese roads have no salt, or some such nonsense. The MK1 cars were
made on the same line to pretty much the same spec as the UK cars,
including rustproofing. It's just that many of them were imported to
the UK later in their life, so have no rot on them as they weren't
exposed to the salt. The rust protection is no different to a UK car
though. I was in the MX-5 0C and had both a Eunos and a UK MX-5..

Indeed. Wife has a FTO that had no UK market equivalent so didn't have
any rusproofing to speak of. As a result, many are as rotten as a dog
underneath.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

I'm quite aware of Eunos vs MX5 difference - there's no difference in
factory underseal, the jap ones tend to be better condition because
they use volcanic ash on the roads rather than salt over there. The
factory rust proofing is the same on both models: they come out of the
same factory,as pointed out above.
Problem is, all MX5/Miata/Eunos models have some areas sensitive to
rot: the sills, the front wing behind the arch liner, and the rear
wing behind the door shut panel. It's a really common problem on the
Mk1 and, to a lesser extent, the Mk2. This definitely wants treating
and whilst I'm at it a squirt over on the underside seems like a good
idea too.

She sills rot from the inside due to the drain holes getting blocked.

The drain holes are in the raised part of the seam that tells you
where the jack goes. They need clearing which a small screwdriver. You
can use the holes to apply waxol/wd40/spray grease directly into the
sill via the little plastic pipe you always lose.

There are also two rubber pipes that go from behind the seatbelt
mounts to under the car. These drain water from the hood. When they
get blocked water overflows into the sills. You can clear them out
with the outer brake cable from a bicycle.

"Ric Harris" wrote in message
...
On Mar 5, 7:02 pm, Conor wrote:
On 05/03/2010 16:04, Mike P wrote:

Any particular reason? Eunos have decent rust protection from the
factory. It's a myth that they don't....

Of course, you may just want it for your peace of mind and know that
already, I just wanted to dispel the myth. It's quite common for
people to have heard that Eunoses have no rust protection because
Japanese roads have no salt, or some such nonsense. The MK1 cars were
made on the same line to pretty much the same spec as the UK cars,
including rustproofing. It's just that many of them were imported to
the UK later in their life, so have no rot on them as they weren't
exposed to the salt. The rust protection is no different to a UK car
though. I was in the MX-5 0C and had both a Eunos and a UK MX-5..

Indeed. Wife has a FTO that had no UK market equivalent so didn't have
any rusproofing to speak of. As a result, many are as rotten as a dog
underneath.

--
Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

I'm quite aware of Eunos vs MX5 difference - there's no difference in
factory underseal, the jap ones tend to be better condition because
they use volcanic ash on the roads rather than salt over there. The
factory rust proofing is the same on both models: they come out of the
same factory,as pointed out above.
Problem is, all MX5/Miata/Eunos models have some areas sensitive to
rot: the sills, the front wing behind the arch liner, and the rear
wing behind the door shut panel. It's a really common problem on the
Mk1 and, to a lesser extent, the Mk2. This definitely wants treating
and whilst I'm at it a squirt over on the underside seems like a good
idea too.

Having looked into it, I'm tempted to Dinitrol it myself - you can get
a small car kit containing the rust treatment spray, cavity wax and
underbody wax in aerosol form for abotu 60 quid with wand applicator
etc. Just need to find somewhere convenient to lift the car for a day
whilst I pressure wash/dry/treat it.

Anyone know somewhere you can rent a bay with a lift or a pit by the
day in the North-West?

Who ever you get to do the job, my 2p would be DO NOT use waxoyl- its
rubbish. Dinitrol all the way. Yes it is expensive, but you get what you pay
for.

Tim..