[UK-CONTEST] Waxoyl - slightly off topic.

[Peter Hobbs]

I've sometimes found that the aerosol version of a product is quite 
different to the equivalent in a tin with the same name.  This particularly 
applies to Hammerite paint which is made by the same people as Waxoyl.

The latter has been used on cars, masts and stays for 40 or more years with 
the same excellent results reported by Richard, but always with a spray-gun 
from a tin.

73
Peter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Callum M0MCX" <callum at mccormick.uk.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Waxoyl - slightly off topic.


> Richard / Peter,
>
> I used some of this few days ago for the first time.
>
> I bought an aerosol and it went on very bubbly, almost like a foam - I 
> could
> actually shake the stuff off the device I sprayed. Does this mean I need 
> to
> shake the can or something - or is it better to buy the stuff that you can
> paint on?
>
>
> Callum McCormick
> M0MCX
> 07976 631881
> http://www.m0mcx.co.uk/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of peter Jackson
> Sent: 16 September 2007 15:57
> To: g3cwi at btconnect.com; uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Waxoyl - slightly off topic.
>
> I think it may have been me Richard, I used to treat my wire ropes on the
> tower with rope oil but found it needed repeating every year. I did for a
> while use spray grease this sprays as oil but sets as grease, used for 
> motor
>
> cycle chains. But I found that Waxoyl beats them both, I check the ropes
> yearly and find they never need anymore.
> 73 Pete G3KNU
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Newstead" <g3cwi at btconnect.com>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 2:55 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Waxoyl - slightly off topic.
>
>
>>A while back I read a recommendation of Waxoyl for protecting bolts etc on
>> aerial systems; I imagine it was in Ian GM3SEK's column. Taking this to
>> heart I liberally sprayed it on all the exposed bolts on the pole I have
>> on my house. That was seven years ago (perhaps eight).
>>
>> Today was a very long overdue maintenance period. Imagine my surprise
>> while balancing on a ladder to find all the hardware in perfect 
>> condition.
>> Half a turn to take the pressure off the bolts and the nuts were all
>> easily undone by hand. So good was it that all the redundant hardware has
>> gone back in the garage as opposed to the dustbin. I was gobsmacked!
>>
>> Needless to say I sprayed them liberally with Waxoyl again.
>>
>> Thanks Ian (or whoever recommeded it!).
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Richard
>> G3CWI