10 replies to this topic

[Leekr89]

hey guys just doing abit of work on the floors of my mini when i realized that the previous owner had waxoyled the floors on the inside!, i'm just wondering what the best way is to remove this stuff as it looks awful and i want to get it welded, painted and put my interior back in, any help would be very much appreciated as its taking me ages scraping it off lol

p.s i know it says wayoyl in the heading but i think its too late to change as ive posted it now!

Edited by Leekr89, 19 August 2009 - 08:37 PM.

[m1tch]

Apparently someone tried a heatgun and a scraper steam cleaners won't work as its waterproof

<<DO NOT use a heat gun to remove Wax-Oyl, especially from inside the car>>

Edited by Dan, 20 August 2009 - 09:38 PM.
Dangerous advice

[Nightrain]

White-spirit and a rag.

[midridge2]

when we use to take cars to be waxoyled after repairs the lads use to give use a bottle of white spirit to take any excess off.

[mrbridger]

a heat gun and a load of newspaper!

<<DO NOT use a heat gun to remove Wax-Oyl, especially from inside the car>>

Edited by Dan, 20 August 2009 - 09:39 PM.
Dangerous advice

[jaydee]

Apparently someone tried a heatgun and a scraper steam cleaners won't work as its waterproof

Thats to remove the bitumen sound deadening. You need white spirit to remove waxoil.

[danie garry]

White-spirit and a rag.

mmmm flammable!!!!

u could wipe on petrol if you're not bothered bout taking paint off. mmmm just as flammable!!!

[Nightrain]

White-spirit and a rag.

mmmm flammable!!!!

u could wipe on petrol if you're not bothered bout taking paint off. mmmm just as flammable!!!

LOL waxoyl itself is flammable !

[danie garry]

White-spirit and a rag.

mmmm flammable!!!!

u could wipe on petrol if you're not bothered bout taking paint off. mmmm just as flammable!!!

LOL waxoyl itself is flammable !

light up a ciggie and just watch the insurance company fix the car!!!

Edited by danie garry, 20 August 2009 - 09:39 PM.

[Dan]

As mentioned above, Wax-Oyl is EXTREMELY flammable which is why it should never be used inside the car. It also makes the carpet slip around a lot. Do not use a heat gun to strip it from the inside of the car or anywhere else. Pretty much any solvant will make it very simple to wipe away with rags. Dispose of the (now highly flammable) rags carefuly.

[camp freddy]

White-spirit and a rag.

mmmm flammable!!!!

u could wipe on petrol if you're not bothered bout taking paint off. mmmm just as flammable!!!

LOL waxoyl itself is flammable !

light up a ciggie and just watch the insurance company fix the car!!!

first of all get agreed value cover