01/10/2026
Another MX-5 in for some much-needed underside protection! 🔧
And this one was a bit of a Trojan horse 🐎
2012 car, only around 30,000 miles on the clock and really tidy bodywork. You’d look at it and think it must be just as clean underneath…
Nope.
Once I started digging into the original underbody coating, the real story started to appear. The affected areas were taken right back until I found good, solid steel, then properly treated, epoxy sealed and painted before being finished in Dinitrol UK bronze wax.
Unfortunately, three areas had gone beyond saving and needed welded repairs, so the good ol’ R-Tech Welding Equipment MIG was dusted off and some fresh repair sections were made up.
While it was here, the wheels were sent off to The Wheel Specialist Aberdeen for a full refurb using the OEM process to get the colour spot on — and they came back looking brand new.
Just goes to show: low mileage does NOT mean rust-free. This car has averaged roughly 2,000 miles a year, yet the underside still needed serious attention.
And a heads-up — I’m now booking into next year for underbody protection! 📅
Don’t sleep on getting your car protected. The sooner you book it in, the sooner I can get it protected — because rust certainly isn’t going to wait for an available slot!
Look after the underside as much as you look after the shiny side. 👌🏻
As for the shiny side this car got finished off with some of the best products on the market Labocosmetica Uk 😎 a nice purificà wash and topped with benificà along with some Nerò
High gloss tyre gel to make those new wheels POP 😎
Do it once. Do it right. Do it DRR.