custom90 wrote:

Keith - If I was you I would change those DM’s ASAP, clean up and thoroughly grease.

Otherwise, if the splines get severely worn then you’ll need new CV’s etc, swivel grease won’t hurt as well anyway.
If you replace the DM’s with something like Ashcroft HD upfront, that’ll keep those in good stead.

Back on subject, yes, I agree with Zag.
Dinitrol, I’ve found to be excellent, and still is on mine.

I went for brown internal wax and black external, I use the black external often when replacing or changing things over, it just stops the elements getting at where it shouldn’t.

For the basics like black paint in some places, like bumpers etc just a little black paint and artists paint brushes work, especially if there is Powder Coat being a pain in visual areas.
For everything hidden though, black Dinitrol is ace, brown in cavities, ACF 50 on this that are visible.

Only thing is ACF 50 stinks, also keep it off of rubbers it doesn’t play nice with those, but is good for painted visible internal seatbox seams as an example.
As mentioned, I’d keep it away from plastics or rubbers though, it will perish those.
Painted surfaces or metals are fine though.

This is just my views and opinion, Zag is the expert here.

Funny I see this thread now, this week I’ve been cleaning out the dirt traps mentioned above!

custom90 wrote:

You can buy from Ashcroft direct here:
https://ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/produ...e-flanges/

Regards fixings, somewhere like Kay’s Fixings on eBay is ideal, just be sure the bolts are the correct hi tensile grade, and length.
I cannot remember the exact length off the top of my head now.
I went for black ones with stainless string washers, but it doesn’t matter much the colour..

Hope that might be helpful, they certainly do fit boosts as this is what I have, coupled with 255/85 tyres.

keith wrote:

Recommended from previous posts I have this for my back box. However there is another more expensive tin from the same manufacturer. Same black but glass reinforced. Any better than this one?



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Ianh wrote:

keith wrote:

Recommended from previous posts I have this for my back box. However there is another more expensive tin from the same manufacturer. Same black but glass reinforced. Any better than this one?



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Corroless do a glass reinforced chassis in one ( corroless QDR ). It dries a semi Matt black, but that Matt is more of a very dark grey in my opinion. You can top with a gloss black RF16 for a rock hard paint job.

https://www.thomas-graham.co.uk/paint/corr...s-topcoats

Both available in spray cans or tins.