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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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As soon as physically possible. It won't get any less rusty the longer you leave it. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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18th Sep 2017 10:03pm |
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| AndyT66 Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Bedford Posts: 149  
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I've just been doing my 2003 with dintrol 4941 and the 3125 wax through the chassis holes on my drive. Access isn't too bad with it jacked up and with the wheels off. You may want to leave it until the spring now when it warms up again and everything is fully dry after a good scrub and wash
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18th Sep 2017 10:40pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3654 
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refer to the sticky thread on here started by Zegato , it give you all the info you need will cost you about £200 but save you loads in the long run DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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19th Sep 2017 5:21am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1366
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If I had a brand new one I'd be doing it straight away
Preventive maintenance |
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19th Sep 2017 6:42am |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 923 
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Grapax IMHO to save you money in the long run then a rust preventative treatment is a vital thing to get done ASAP. As commented above there is a very good Rust prevention topic running and this is sheparded by Chris AKA Zagato who does a very good job of it as his profession.
When to apply should be ASAP you if you have the benefit of a garage or workshop then you still have time to apply the reatment as you will have to thoroughly wash and degrease the underside to give the best surface for the product to adhere too. What you use is up to you we all have our favourites on here. If you wish to DIY then I'll refer you to my Rustproofing guide which shows that with some prep the home mechanic can do just as good a job as the pro's without paying them. you will just have to roll up your sleeves and put some elbow grease into the prep and application. Part 1 Preperation is the key: Part 2 Application and final results: |
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19th Sep 2017 11:02am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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I would crack on ASAP - before they start salting/gritting the roads for winter...
Wire brush, and FGertan for prep, then Dinitrol (or similar)... can't go wrong Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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19th Sep 2017 12:38pm |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2297 
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Hello Grapax Mine was 3 years old when I got it, very low mileage and stored inside...it was my second job after some (hopefully) 'safe enough' security... Now...providing preparation and application conditions are OK It's a Land Rover Defender...if you don't want to see if rust before your eyes it really does need some extra help in this area (IMO), Right up until the end of the Defender it was only given the most superficial of under body protection...some improvements made it through to the Chassis but Body Panels were all but ignored, Running Gear was only just about painted (again IMO), if you look to see what other manufactures were doing (as standard) Land Rover just couldn't bring themselves to tackle the Defender and give it the sort of protection that was going to potentially need, if really put to work...(rant over  )
As Above (ASAP)... Pour yourself a Beer and read... http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic10467.html Good Luck SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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19th Sep 2017 1:56pm |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502 
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Don't delay, do it straight away...my last of the line Defender Chris (Zagato) did it with a couple of hundred miles on the clock & even that was a bit late!
The chassis don't fair well with winter salt & if you take it to Chris he'll do all sorts of things with Dinitrol/ACF 50 etc...its worth it in the long run. Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains |
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19th Sep 2017 10:09pm |
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