Thread: Rustproofing/Underbody treatment...Who does this in Melbourne?

I am continuing my search for information!
U.K. owners, and apparently quite a few in Aus have issues with rusty Defenders...some not very old.....some even when new I've read?
So, I was wondering are there any places in Melbourne that carry out this service, & would be familiar enough with all the "trouble spots" on a Defender (ie "inner" chassis rails I've read?) to do the job properly?
Thanks, Pickles.

Many panel beaters will do this - but none will have experience of Defenders. there are three authorised Land Rover panel shops in Melbourne - and I don't think any of them do rust proofing. I spent quite a while investigating when I bough my MY09 back in 2008. I ended up reading as much as I could about the process, and doing it myself. The MY09 I used 4liters of Tectyl 506 on. The Tectyl worked OK and I'm sure was very good - but it was hard to apply, and made everything catch dirt.

I decided on my MY13 to follow a slightly different approach - I used the Tectyl 506 on the exposed bits of the chassis that get hit with road grit, because it's very good at abrasion resistance. The rest I used Lanox and Inox with an intention to refresh once or twice a year. I like the Inox because it stays liquid and is incredibly good for soaking into seams and crevices. It's also a very good rust preventer. I've injected that stuff on the inside of the chassis, the door frames - and the bulkhead, and the rear tub cappings. I also sprayed it on the inside of the bulkhead and under the floor mats.

I'm sure there are better ways of doing this - but I think a yearly rust treatment is better than a once in a lifetime treatment at least that way you can see any problems that are developing.