Rustproofing/undersealing/waxoyling

[Steve McF]

I have been contemplating getting my 2006 9-3 Aero undersealed/waxoyled etc once I have sorted the rear wheelarch rust.

Has anyone got any experience of getting this done, any ideas of the best treatment/cost, and any recommendatiosn of places to take the car to (ideally in the midlands)?

[David]

Steve, if you are happy to get a little grubby it is straightforward to do it yourself.
Here is a report I put together for a car club magazine, if of any use.

[Steve McF]

Hi David,

yes I thought about it, but I don't know what sort of the condition the car is underneath. That said it's had 2 MOTs in my ownership, and no advisories for corrosion, so fingers crossed. I think if I had a garage I could keep the car in on axles stands I might consider doing it myself, but I was talking to a neighbour who bought a Transit, and one of the first things he did was spend about £300 getting it waxoyled. I'll ask him where he had it done.

Got one quote today that was around £500, which is a tad more than I wanted to spend!!

[sgould]

Chris Calvert does undersealing.  He specialises in LandRovers, but if he's interested, he would do a good job.  He posts on some Saab forums as "Zagato".  But he's in West Sussex.  And the sort of job you would get for £500 would seem inadequate.

Some of his links and guides.

There's a post of his from 2015 here: http://www.saab-v4.co.uk/speedball/topic.asp?topic_id=6173&whichpage=7

http://ccautomotive.co.uk

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic10467.html