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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945  
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That’s not good I would be looking for answers
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14th May 2018 5:16am |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795 
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Those pictures do show some disappointing results. My Defender was Dinitrolled by the previous owner before I purchased it 18 months ago and the application by an “approved” Dinitrol agent was dire to be honest.
This was confirmed by the Dinitrol approved agent I took it to last May who said they had never seen such shoddy workmanship. I had them redo it and the results are excellent and lasting very well and mine gets driven mot days come rain or shine. I think it all comes down to preparation of the chassis including allowing sufficient time for it to totally dry out prior to the application. Have you contacted the original company who applied it? Maybe worth a try if they are reputable? 2015 HT XS 90 2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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14th May 2018 5:20am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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My 2011 was done (by me) within 3 weeks of being new, and now, 7 years on, it's much better than your photos (I will take some pics later and post if I get chance).
Maybe it was badly applied or something, because I can barely see any dinitrol in your pics. I hope you get it sorted. If I were you I would use a wire brush, fertan, and reapply to corroding areas... Edit.. mine right (pic taken this very morning) now, after 40,000 miles and 7 years...  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge ...and that was a DIY job with rattle cans... I re-did the insides with dinitrol cavity wax a couple of weeks ago (now used a compressor and Shultz gun). Should be almost no rust at all...maybe a few areas need touching-up, but nothing significant. When topping-up I use (1) wire brush (2) fertan (3) reapply dinitrol. I've barely had to touch-up anything since original application (just where I didn't do a great job 1st time) Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) Last edited by MartinK on 14th May 2018 10:07am. Edited 1 time in total |
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14th May 2018 7:23am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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Mine's better than that after about 18 months. I've got a bit of abrasion on the rear spring hangers I need to re-treat but that's about all.
It's not the product, but the application I think. I did mine myself. One thing I did, that yours clearly didn't have done. Is I wire brushed all the rusted welds, on the chassis and axles, before treating them with rust converter and giving the welds a coat of black paint. I think I used some sort of one coat satin hammerite stuff. Then I went over It all with the Dinitrol. |
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14th May 2018 9:19am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Agree... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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14th May 2018 10:30am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20359
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I done mine about 4 years ago now at least, and still isn't quite as bad as that and I also done it myself.
A few abrasion spots, but other than that. I'm going to 'top' it up this year... I would say the prep you had wasn't done thorough enough, I completely cleaned my chassis before application. It's no good Dinitrolling over any oil or diesel spills on anything etc. So I'd be thinking its down to prep work. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 Last edited by custom90 on 14th May 2018 6:19pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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14th May 2018 11:01am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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Totally agree. The prep was poor. Interesting to show that blowing it over with Dinatrol doesn’t fix the rust .... 1951 80" S1 2.0 1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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14th May 2018 6:06pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795
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Have you tried contacting the application centre who applied it? Are they a company that only does Dinitrol or do they do other work as well? Maybe worth speaking direct to Dinitrol themselves perhaps? 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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14th May 2018 6:30pm |
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| Fabio Member Since: 05 Aug 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 589  
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That doesn't look good.
Mine was waxoiled 2 years ago and i don't think it is that bad... Fabio |
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14th May 2018 6:49pm |
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| JimC Member Since: 22 Jan 2011 Location: NOVA Posts: 164  
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My untreated 2006 looks better.
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14th May 2018 6:57pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109  
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My 2010 untreated looks similar that’s out nearly every day in all weather and conditions
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14th May 2018 8:02pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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Although it may not look better inside the box sections. |
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14th May 2018 9:27pm |
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| BuckBlu110 Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: in the pub Posts: 712 
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It almost looks like it hasn’t got any on it! At least compared to mine. I had mine done nearly three years ago, and is still clearly visible, it looks as though it was put on a lot thicker than yours. I agree with the above comments that it hasn’t been applied correctly and/or bad prep. The chap who did mine refused to do it unless it had been steam cleaned thoroughly and Completely dry.
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14th May 2018 9:50pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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so, who is going to ask first ?
(elephant in the room) |
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15th May 2018 12:08pm |
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