artheytrate Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I am thinking of waxoiling my 6mth old Auto Sleeper Broadway, does anyone have any evidence of waxoil damaging the wooden floor. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalobs Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Never heard of it causing problems with wood and I have known people use it on the bottom part of fence posts to delay rot. Wooden floors in classic cars are also coated with it. Our Morgan floorboards were done 25 years ago and they are still solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artheytrate Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 bobalobs - 2014-09-15 12:33 PM Never heard of it causing problems with wood and I have known people use it on the bottom part of fence posts to delay rot. Wooden floors in classic cars are also coated with it. Our Morgan floorboards were done 25 years ago and they are still solid. Thank you bobalobs, some one posted on another forum that the wood needs to breathe and the waxoil would cause the floor to delaminate. but the same as you I waxoiled a kit car floor years ago and it had no problems. Thanks, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Just a thought ? Solvents may melt the styrene foam in the floor ? Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Why are you applying it to wood? :-S.................Call me daft :D................but I cant recall wood ever getting rust 8-)................. Although as a gardener I know there is a similar named condition that effects plants ;-)................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artheytrate Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 pelmetman - 2014-09-15 7:41 PM Why are you applying it to wood? :-S.................Call me daft :D................but I cant recall wood ever getting rust 8-)................. Although as a gardener I know there is a similar named condition that effects plants ;-)................ To keep the damp out. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 artheytrate - 2014-09-15 8:43 PM pelmetman - 2014-09-15 7:41 PM Why are you applying it to wood? :-S.................Call me daft :D................but I cant recall wood ever getting rust 8-)................. Although as a gardener I know there is a similar named condition that effects plants ;-)................ To keep the damp out. John. Its horses for courses ;-)...................but there is other stuff on the market that is designed for wood.............waxoyl is for metal :-S................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 bobalobs - 2014-09-15 12:33 PM Our Morgan floorboards were done 25 years ago and they are still solid. A query?...................does your Morgan live outside or in a garage? ;-)............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalobs Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 The car is in a garage though not the driest which leads to condensation at times.It is only the underside of the boards that waxoyl has been put on whilst the topside in the car has been treated with Cuprinol. Now you know why Morgans drive round with the roof down!! The boards are marine ply rather than composite boards that seem to be used in coachbuilts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Your garage maybe a bit damp, but I suspect its the prime reason your Morgan is still in good nick, I'm convinced its why our camper has suffered so few problems............. Our camper floor is just single ply, which I assume is marine ply as its blue? :-S...............still rot free although it did de laminate by the door a few years back, but that was due to a design fault as they counter sunk the bolts for the step, which mean't they only had 1/2" of ply to support them instead of an inch *-)............after 20 years of being stepped on the section split.........Its now laminated with 1/2" ply on top and 1" hardwood underneath plus glued and screwed :D.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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