How to avoid corrosion with high performance rust prevention

Posted by Rejel on 7th Jun 2023

How to avoid corrosion with high performance rust prevention

Rust protection to the under-body and wheel arches of a classic car and any high mileage modern car will preserve it's integrity. A good under-body rust protection coating is particularly useful to cars that are frequently driven across gritted winter roads on the Northern hemisphere.

Under body rust prevention treatment doesn't last a life-time and should be reapplied about every 5 years. There are a number of options on the market in liquid, wax or oil formulations. Dinitrol anti-corrosion products offer high specification characteristics for treating rust. For underbody and wheel arch protection there is the Dinitrol 1000 high solid cavity wax and Dinitrol HP high performance underbody cavity wax. Dinitrol have developed a whole range of specialist waxes that meet different criteria for full body rust treatment and protection. 

Dinitrol 1000 high solid rust protection cavity wax

This product is formulated to provide rust protection for vehicle cavities leaving behind an excellent and impenetrable seal to reduce and eliminate the likelihood of corrosion.

A compressor providing 6 Bar or 90psi operating pressure and 4 CFM (cubic foot per minute) will be required to apply this product.

Product characteristics:

  • Ideal for application on door skins, bonnets, boot lids and box sections
  • Water repellent 
  • Excellent low temperature properties 
  • Re-wash resistant
  • Transparent
  • Offers high penetration properties
  • Available in litres and aerosol

Dinitrol HP high performance underbody cavity wax

A compressor providing 6 Bar or 90psi operating pressure and 4 CFM (cubic foot per minute) will be required to apply this product.

Product characteristics:  

  • Milky / Transparent
  • Waxy film
  • For underbody cavity and general applications
  • High temperature resistance
  • Water repellant
  • Good corrosion resistance
  • Optimal penetration
  • Minimal odour emitted when exposed to heat
  • No dripping one hour post application
  • Waxy appearance with self-healing properties


Dinitrol high performance rust prevention product is a transparent, low viscous underbody wax for use as a rust preventative coating on classic cars and other vehicles such as trucks and buses. It can also be applied on other objects where corrosion is a problem.  

After drying, the film formed is resistant to temperature up to 180°C. This, therefore also makes the product suitable for application on engine compartments. 

Dinitrol rust preventative products are available in litres and aerosol.