Octane Booster Explained: How Millers CVL Extra Works (And Why It’s One of the Best)
Millers CVL Extra is a competition-grade octane booster that adds up to 4 octane numbers, controls knock like lead and protects the valves — here’s how it works.
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Lead Replacement & E10 Protection for Classic Cars: An Irish Owner’s Guide
Two big changes to Irish pump fuel have left classic-car owners asking the same question: is today’s petrol going to damage my engine? First, leaded petrol disappeared decades ago, taking with it the protection older engines were built around. More recently, standard unleaded moved to E10 — petrol with up to 10% ethanol — which…
Waxoyl Alternatives: A Modern Guide to Underbody Rustproofing
Searching for Waxoyl? Underbody rustproofing has moved on. An honest guide to modern lanolin-based and heavy-duty waxes, from restorers – and which to use for your car.
Rust Remover vs Rust Converter: Which Do You Need?
The short answer: a rust remover chemically strips rust off, taking the metal back to clean bare steel — best for parts you can treat completely. A rust converter reacts with the rust that’s there, turning it into a stable black layer you can paint straight over — best for larger areas like chassis and…
E10 Petrol problems for older engines
E10 PETROL On 24th February this year the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan announced the move to E10 as the standard grade of petrol supplied by pumps right across Ireland.Increasing the percentage of ethanol in our petrol from 5% to 10% (hence, E10) is part of the Government’s ‘Climate Action Plan 2023’ designed to reduce…
UNDERSTANDING RUST – WHAT IS CORROSION
Understanding Rust – What is Rust Corrosion We will endeavor to explain the rusting process in terms we can all understand, I do hope our simplicity does not cause any offence to any qualified metallurgists reading this page, this is our practical take on the subject. Rust is the product we get when…
Health and Safety
For Industrial users we are able to supply SDS safety data sheets for all of our products via email or a downloadable PDF and Word document. SDS sheets are being updated regularly along with regulations so please feel free to email for a copy of the latest SDS to aid your work…
Surface Preparation
99% of coating failure is down to poor surface preparation. It is vital that all of the following are removed prior to painting. Salt Grease and Dirt Loose flaking paint Loose surface rust This can be achieved a number of ways, Salt needs to be removed from the surface prior to…
HOW TO USE FE-123 RUST CONVERTER
When you receive your bottle of FE-123 it will have settled out due to the zinc content in the binder just give it a good shake every time you want to use it this gets everything into a creamy consistency. Like all water based coatings do not allow it to freeze. Typically Fe-123 can…
How to Use Epoxy Mastic 121
EM121 Epoxy is a high build, high solids two pack (has a base and hardener) Epoxy paint coating for the renovation and protection of rusting and pitted steel exposed to severe environments. EM121 Epoxy can be applied successfully over wire brush cleaned steel and still offers the same exceptional performance as coatings applied over blast…
