Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Webby the Bear on 12 November 2013, 11:52:51
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Hey guys,
Really want to do what i can to look after the car this winter cos if all goes to plan will be getting rust sorted and possibly a respray next year.
Sadly our garage won't accept the omega due to its' length. and width ::) are car covers any good? if so what sort are good? :)
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I wouldn't bother with a car cover. They are more likely to hold moisture under them rather than allow the car to breathe and keep dry naturally in the air. They can also chafe against the paintwork in high winds.
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I wouldn't bother with a car cover. They are more likely to hold moisture under them rather than allow the car to breathe and keep dry naturally in the air. They can also chafe against the paintwork in high winds.
Thats a really good point. Is there anything i can do to look after it though? :-\
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Wax it. :)
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Wax it. :)
I'm not up to scratch on cleaning cars :-[ will this help keep more rust at bay?
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Get a good dry day and give the underside a good coat of waxoyl and clean and polish the paint work,thats about all you can do realistically :y
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Get a good dry day
So .. next spring, then ;) ;D
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Get a good dry day and give the underside a good coat of waxoyl and clean and polish the paint work,thats about all you can do realistically :y
Do that and keep driving it. Just leaving it standing will make it worse very quickly.
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So polish and wax the body... then get some undercar paint? :)
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We should get a meet together and do the migs as a group!!
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I'm up for that. Got infinite underseal and valeting stuff !!
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I'm up for that. Got infinite underseal and valeting stuff !!
Book me in!! We just need a roof and some ramps :y
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Angle grinder . Just what i did today . Then curerust , wait to dry a few days then red oxide ..finish it off it the spring :)
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Hmmmm. Thats an interesting thought.
Would people actually be up for hooking up and sorting rust and cleaning and polishing etc? ???
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Hmmmm. Thats an interesting thought.
Would people actually be up for hooking up and sorting rust and cleaning and polishing etc? ???
De-rust party :D ;D Be handy if there was a garage handy though :)
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
Long as it has electric power points and lighting :y
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
Long as it has electric power points and lighting :y
Deffo, need power for the kettle in the day for brews and a fridges for the beer after ;D ;D ;D ;D
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
Long as it has electric power points and lighting :y
Deffo, need power for the kettle in the day for brews and a fridges for the beer after ;D ;D ;D ;D
I can make tea and eat burger and chips no problem :D Got a few tools and grinders ect , can do light work but no cutting out floors ect ::)
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It's all well and good having a grinder... but is anyone good enough to use it on the cars? ;D
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I wouldn't bother with a car cover. They are more likely to hold moisture under them rather than allow the car to breathe and keep dry naturally in the air. They can also chafe against the paintwork in high winds.
yep.. but better than days of constant rain :-\ and you will need to take the cover and dry from time to time.. also they need to be tied up to wheels on all corners for strong winds.. and no moisture can be as harmful as bird poo..
my solution is to wax it completely then cover when unusued and check for mosture from time to time.. some models have ventilation..
I use 2 types one cloth type, another nylon ..in summer I use cloth.. and for rainy days I use nylon.. but be careful if snow melts and freezes on cloth you are in trouble..
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It's an omega ;D Put the fickin thing out of it's misery. ;D
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
The owner of the garage won't thank you if you wax treat the underside of half a dozen vehicles,bloody stuff gets everywhere :-X
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It's all well and good having a grinder... but is anyone good enough to use it on the cars? ;D
Yup , on mine anyway ::) Flap disc plenty good enough :)
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Worth putting a meeting suggestion up?
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Worth putting a meeting suggestion up?
Need to find a big shed first ::) Or a big field . I dont mind getting the angle grinder out on my car , its therapeutic . It mite not look the best afterwoods bu its rust free ;D
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Worth putting a meeting suggestion up?
Need to find a big shed first ::) Or a big field . I dont mind getting the angle grinder out on my car , its therapeutic . It mite not look the best afterwoods bu its rust free ;D
No, it's just work! I've got a rusty transit to weld for an MOT tomorrow.
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
The owner of the garage won't thank you if you wax treat the underside of half a dozen vehicles,bloody stuff gets everywhere :-X
You're not wrong.. managed to turn half my (block paved) driveway black when I did the Dax chassis :-[ :-[ The thought of spraying Waxoyl above my head on a ramp fills me with dread..
Reckon you'd end up looking a lot like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_Mtl1q69M
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
The owner of the garage won't thank you if you wax treat the underside of half a dozen vehicles,bloody stuff gets everywhere :-X
You're not wrong.. managed to turn half my (block paved) driveway black when I did the Dax chassis :-[ :-[ The thought of spraying Waxoyl above my head on a ramp fills me with dread..
Reckon you'd end up looking a lot like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_Mtl1q69M
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I could see webby ending up looking like that ::) ;D
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What we need is to find a large workshop that we could hire out for a day/weekend.
Everyone chips in and we work together fixing sorting etc and everyone can learn a new trick or two :y
The owner of the garage won't thank you if you wax treat the underside of half a dozen vehicles,bloody stuff gets everywhere :-X
You're not wrong.. managed to turn half my (block paved) driveway black when I did the Dax chassis :-[ :-[ The thought of spraying Waxoyl above my head on a ramp fills me with dread..
Reckon you'd end up looking a lot like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_Mtl1q69M
Pmsl ;D ;D
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Angle grinder . Just what i did today . Then curerust , wait to dry a few days then red oxide ..finish it off it the spring :)
You need something on the red oxide as its slightly porous and will absorb the moisture if not sealed :y
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Angle grinder . Just what i did today . Then curerust , wait to dry a few days then red oxide ..finish it off it the spring :)
You need something on the red oxide as its slightly porous and will absorb the moisture if not sealed :y
Ah didn't know that , i will find some top coat ;)
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Its true of pretty much all primers and undercoats.
I use red oxide quite a bit on my scrap metal hobby and if I leave it for a few weeks in a place where it can get wet it starts to lift
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Its true of pretty much all primers and undercoats.
I use red oxide quite a bit on my scrap metal hobby and if I leave it for a few weeks in a place where it can get wet it starts to lift
I have noticed bits coming through if left on previous cars , now i know why now . Any top coat will do for now just to protect it , then it can be prepped again in the spring :y
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Yep, any decent top coat will seal it, even Hammerite (although its not as good as it used to be sadly)
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Hmmmm. Thats an interesting thought.
Would people actually be up for hooking up and sorting rust and cleaning and polishing etc? ???
De-rust party :D ;D Be handy if there was a garage handy though :)
Did mine land anywhere near you NOOF boyz?
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Hmmmm. Thats an interesting thought.
Would people actually be up for hooking up and sorting rust and cleaning and polishing etc? ???
De-rust party :D ;D Be handy if there was a garage handy though :)
Did mine land anywhere near you NOOF boyz?
Nope :( Could have done with a few roof joists though ::) ;D