Getting waxoyl into door

[TheBeastie]

Next Q. I have got waxoyl pressure can and the 'high pressure' pump with extension nozzle. There are no entry points I can see within the perimeter channel to allow access so do I drill some, say 10mm, holes around the channel at appropriate points to allow access - and then pump like heck, putting a grommet in when finished?

Thanks for any answers.

Best wishes

Malcy

[Godlykepower]

From your other thread, I presume your on about the back door?

You dont really need a lot of Waxoyl in the rear door, as its not as prone to holding water as the drivers & passengers door are.

Why dont you just take the trim off & spray around from there? When I fitted my swingaway carrier, I had all the back door apart, and there really is not a lot going on in there.

I would not go drilling holes all over the place.

[western]

Next Q. I have got waxoyl pressure can and the 'high pressure' pump with extension nozzle. There are no entry points I can see within the perimeter channel to allow access so do I drill some, say 10mm, holes around the channel at appropriate points to allow access - and then pump like heck, putting a grommet in when finished?

Thanks for any answers.

Best wishes

Malcy

Sounds ood to me, probably the way I would do that job.

[reb78]

I've seen rear doors with a lot of rust in them, so there is some merit to waxoyling them. However, to do so, i would simply remove the trim as suggested.

[Godlykepower]

I replaced my two front doors, and had the back door apart, within a few weeks of each other.

All the doors were originals, so 14 years old. My fronts were really bad, to the extent that I used to get clumps of rust when I slammed the door shut! The rear had a minimal amount of rust in it by any standards, and was virtually mint in comparison to the fronts.

My front doors I really gave a good coating of Waxoyl to, and got into all the nooks & crannies, to prolong their life.

I would certainly Waxoyl the rear door when it comes time to change it, but I would not go to the extent of drilling holes to get at hard to reach places. Waxoyl-ing the area you can see by removing the trim will more than suffice in providing adequate protection for a long time.

HTH

Martin

[TheBeastie]

Thanks guys. I have given the whole inside of the door two good coats of Hammerite but the inside of the perimeter channel worries me from a corrosion point of view (you should see the old door!)

So I think I will apply some judicious 10mm holes and try and spray it full of waxoyl since little merit in protecting the visible metal and ignoring what you cannot see since I believe the law of sod will dictate that moisture will be irresistably attracted to the area!

[Happyoldgit]

Back doors do corrode. Just drill some holes big enough to get a spray head and tube in and give it a good old soaking.

[Milemarker Type S]

The holes would not need to be as big as 10mm to get the tube in- 5mm would probably do it and the smaller the holes the better from the aspect of not weakening the frame in any way. Rear doors do rust so it cannot be a bad thing to waxoyl the inside of the frame.