Miscellaneous & Workshop for Automotive & Transport in Namibia

Onto a clean, dry chassis — degrease and pressure-wash first, dry fully, then spray Tectyl into the underbody, box sections and seams before the vehicle ever sees the fog belt. Inspect at services and refresh annually for vehicles living coastal. Applied over existing rust or road film it merely seals the problem in; the prep is the protection.

On Namibian roads it is a safety intervention: UV haze scatters your beam exactly where kudu cross at dusk. Teroson 178 HP polishes the oxidised layer off polycarbonate lenses, restoring light output measurably — fleets add it to service schedules for night-route vehicles. Follow with a UV-protective finish or the haze returns on schedule.

Coarse-to-fine by damage: WX 154 cuts the sand-scouring and oxidation, WX 159 XP refines, WX 157 HP finishes to gloss — never skipping grades on dark colours where haze shows. The 3.78-litre packs are wash-bay economics for fleets keeping livery presentable. Machine-polish shaded, on cool panels, always.

WD-40 displaces moisture, frees seized fasteners and cleans mechanisms — the workshop verb. Silicone spray is the protector: rubbers, seals, runners and plastics, keeping door seals supple against heat-perishing and dust-squeal. On coastal vehicles, silicone on the seals and WD-40 on the mechanisms after every wash is cheap insurance.