Can we say rust? Rot? The eye-opening price of a new frame? The precursor to putting your Land Rover for winter storage ? Since 1987, the Frame oiler is for you, whether you will be storing your vehicle or continuing to use it as a daily driver through our salt infested winter. If you want to do the family Bentley, that's fine, but Land Rovers take priority on the ramps.

The annual chance to cover over the underside and other metal bits on your Land Rover, as well as yourself, with the finest quality goo. In some years not only is the water repelling abilities of this goo tested on metal, but sometimes on you should there be a downpour happening.

We will have a compressor, ramps, oil, and all of the paraphernalia on hand. The idea is to thoroughly coat the inside and out of your frame, door-posts etc, to inhibit corrosion. This kind of oil is very tenacious and not easiliy displaced by the brine you will be driving through. In order to have a proper application, it would be best to hose down the innards of your chassis, in order to remove mud, clay, cow manure, bull... etc. Do this a couple days in advance of the event as the oil works best on a dry chassis. If you have not cleaned the underside of your Land Rover before, a guide can be found in Maintenance - Cleaning page in the FAQ. There are lots of otherings to consider cleaning. If you are doing this in preparation for storing your Rover for the winter, some pointers can be found on the winter storage page in the FAQ.

As usual, coffee for early morning arrivals will be available.

Bring, or wear clothes that you do not mind getting a bit oily. In fact, depending on your skill, they could get very oily, so overalls might be a good idea. You are responsible for oiling your own vehicle, unless of course you can bribe someone else to do it for you. Bring a clean Land Rover. The oil you put on will work better on steel, rather than damp mud.

Accomodations & Food

You don't need accomodations obviously, for those arriving bright and early, read before eight am, there is the opportunity of some breakfast.

Reservations/RSVP:

None required

Cost:

At this time, it is assumed that the price will remain at the same place it has for the previous twelve Oilers, namely $25.00. This all inclusive price gets your Land Rover up on a set of ramps, a spray gun in your hand, and an interested audience to see how well you manage. From there, how well you do is up to you.

Activities:

• Spray the underside of your Land Rover with lots of goop.
• Social afterwards at the Cheshire Cat or the Swan at Carp.

Getting There: