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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: diggerdog36 on August 11, 2008, 19:20:26

Title: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: diggerdog36 on August 11, 2008, 19:20:26
Im looking at having the Disco 2 before 'n' aftered, but Ive read all the adverts in the mags and they all seem the same, is he blowing his own trumpet, or he really as good as he says? 
£460 +VAT is pretty expensive,  I have loads of aircraft spec waxoyl too!!

Anyone have first hand experience??
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: Colin 009 on August 11, 2008, 20:13:19
I believe he's member here, why not ask for some contacts from him? so as to get there views.
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: freelanderpx54 on August 11, 2008, 20:19:06
If you google before and after and kleentect you will find a lot of negative words against it. If you can do it yourself then I would suggest you do it and save yourself a fortune.

There is an account of a court case where overspray of the kleentect was removed from the body panels with wet and dry :doh:

Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: davidlandy on August 13, 2008, 11:17:26
you can buy a new galvanised chassis for a little bit more money.

The ads he writes makes me laugh - we can add up £16k to the value of your landrover etc etc...  The style reminds of the readers digest letters you get telling them how you have won millons perhaps, sort of.

I dont know about the quality of the work, and rot/rust on a LR is an area that could be very contentious if you ever wanted to excercise the warranty on the job. So, for me I would go galvanised- seems the safe sensible long term option. 

Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: diggerdog36 on August 13, 2008, 21:49:52
The ads he writes makes me laugh - we can add up £16k to the value of your landrover etc etc...  The style reminds of the readers digest letters you get telling them how you have won millons perhaps, sort of.
I noticed that, thats what made me think twice about getting it done.  Then I saw the bit about his treatment can reverse the rusting effect and turn it into metal again.  Then he goes on to explain what rust is.  And its absolute rubbish!!
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: Disco-Ron on August 13, 2008, 21:53:41
Not wishing to be anti any previous comment, but i've not yet seen galvanised discovery chassis advertised anywhere....... and there's an awful lot of steel on discovery's that tends to rot quicker than a corpse on the side of the road.....
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: bravo669 on August 13, 2008, 21:55:27
smells like a con? maybe?? its alot of money for something you can do with a pressure washer and a paint brush, or maybe even one of they cuprinol sprayers?(might give at a go)! wd40 and grease all the way!

always seems to be defenders an series vehicles you can get galv'd chassis' for, cant remeber seeing disco ones either.
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: davidlandy on August 13, 2008, 22:04:21
Come to think of it I dont think that I have actually seen disco chassis galvanised for sale.

Not taken as Anti Mr Ron!

that said I would still rather strip the motor back to its chassis and get it galvanised that any other treatment.

Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: Disco-Ron on August 13, 2008, 22:05:09
You can actually buy a specific waxoyl spray gun, it simply goes on the top of the can..... with a trigger.....  ...
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: davidlandy on August 13, 2008, 22:07:07
they also do a long hose attachment for it so that you can reach right into the chassis sections
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: PITBULL on August 20, 2008, 21:55:41
heard alot of bad things bout him i know he has been band from several forums  :-k
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: PITBULL on August 20, 2008, 22:05:21
<url edited - very not family friendly  :shock: >   :roll:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: davidlandy on August 20, 2008, 22:22:33
thats an entertaining read :shock:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: diggerdog36 on August 20, 2008, 22:45:55
Blinking Heck!!!!

I feel sorry for the bloke!!!!

How can people swear on that forum???
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: freelanderpx54 on August 21, 2008, 00:04:20
Blinking Heck!!!!

I feel sorry for the bloke!!!!

How can people swear on that forum???

It is quite simple, you type the words and press return :roll:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: PITBULL on August 21, 2008, 08:21:10
<url edited - very not family friendly  :shock: >   :roll:

 :doh: sorry
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: Eeyore on August 21, 2008, 12:49:39
:doh: sorry

Don't worry about it, dude, it happens!  ;)

Shame really, because there were some forthright and interesting views expressed in the link. Just got a bit rude in places!  :lol:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: thermidorthelobster on August 21, 2008, 14:32:41
I was wondering whether to get mine done too.  In this month's LRM I saw an advert for a different company, Rustmaster, which seems quite professional, is marginally cheaper and also closer.  I emailed for info and they were very responsive.

Realistically I can't say I'm ever going to get around to doing the job myself, given how messy and horrible I've heard it is to do by friends who have done their own.

It's a lot of money, but I should probably go ahead and do it...

The only Chris Parkinson truck I've seen in the flesh was covered in Waxoyl even down to all the electrical connectors and the steering damper and shock absorbers.  I was quite surprised by this;  I'd assumed the non-metallic and moving parts would have been masked off.
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: diggerdog36 on August 21, 2008, 14:46:31
I saw rustmaster in LRO, I was going to give them a call too, to see what they were like.
How much was it??
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: thermidorthelobster on August 21, 2008, 15:24:25
He quoted me £425 +vat for the Disco, which coincidentally is about the same price as a Hannibal side awning... :)

The customer testimonials he forwarded comment that the company is efficient, well organised and he talks sense without making exorbitant claims about the process.  All of these things sounded quite encouraging.
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: diggerdog36 on August 21, 2008, 17:18:38
But does his service add £16,000 to the value of my landy :-k :-k
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: thermidorthelobster on August 21, 2008, 17:25:34
Hmm, not sure.  Do before n after actually GUARANTEE to buy it back for £16K higher than the book value?  If they do, then I might just book it in and buy a nice TDV8 Range Rover on the proceeds.  Then get the Rangie waxoyled and buy an Aston...  within a few weeks I think I could afford a Veyron.  Way to go.
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 21, 2008, 17:27:16
But does his service add £16,000 to the value of my landy :-k :-k

Only gold plating would do that :lol:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: lee celtic on August 21, 2008, 19:24:50
or sealing the doors and filling it with fuel through the sun roof :twisted:

and Pitbull can you pm me the link?? sounds like a good read :D
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: PITBULL on August 22, 2008, 20:44:20
done lee anyone else want it pm me ill send it asap for you  :lol:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: davidlandy on August 22, 2008, 21:29:29
when you read the thread its an interesting debate underlying the language.   

Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: redhand on August 22, 2008, 22:17:32
It's got to be the ORRP website we're discussing!!! :lol:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: lee celtic on August 22, 2008, 23:15:47
Interesting reading  :lol:

I can say I have been swayed one way more than the other but I am not saying which to keep things interesting  ;)

love the dead hamster on a stick  quote
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: freelanderpx54 on August 23, 2008, 00:31:53
It's got to be the ORRP website we're discussing!!! :lol:

Hello Mate, yes it is that 70 odd page chrissyboy thread  :roll:
Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: davidlandy on August 23, 2008, 09:59:03
this guys got the right idea

http://www.mud-club.com/forum/index.php/topic,63184.0/topicseen.html

Title: Re: Before 'n' After or not??
Post by: lee celtic on August 23, 2008, 20:05:27
Tell me about it ..

that trucks the mutts :clap: :clap: :clap:
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