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12-10-2007, 09:36 PM
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67lwb
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Centralia Mo
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Under Coating
Who ever the idiot was who decide that undercoating a vehicle was good is not on my good side right now. After finally getting the nuts and bolts off the frame and getting all the grease off I am now having to remove all the undercoating off the frame. A royal pain in the ass if you ask me.
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12-10-2007, 09:43 PM
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Overdrive club
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: apache junction, arizona
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Re: Under Coating
A p.i.t.a. for sure,but that may be why you have a good frame left to work with!!!!!!!!
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12-10-2007, 09:56 PM
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Tot Roddin'
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-MO
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Re: Under Coating
I don't have to worry about anymore rust coming, because the bottom of my truck looks worse than the inside of an oil tanker...
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12-10-2007, 10:09 PM
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67lwb
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Centralia Mo
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Re: Under Coating
for a california truck it was a waste of money to undercoat it. Heck I don't even undercoat vehicles in the midwest where they believe in SALT on the roads during the winter
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12-11-2007, 04:30 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Re: Under Coating
As soon as suspension gets taken care of, undercoating is going on THICK! I dont care if its hard to take off, atleast the nuts and bolts wont be fuzed together from rust.
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12-11-2007, 06:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: daytonabeach
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Re: Under Coating
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using stainless fasteners solves that problem
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12-11-2007, 08:13 AM
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67lwb
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Centralia Mo
Posts: 180
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Re: Under Coating
all the undercoating does is hold in moisture. everyplace that there was a chip in it there is rust formations.
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12-11-2007, 11:45 AM
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Active Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area.
Posts: 7,947
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Re: Under Coating
I agree with willis0107, in temperate climates where they don't use salt on the roads it's really not necessary. I like to see what condition the metal is at all times and a poorly installed undercoating will hide a lot of the rust if the metal wasn't prepared properly.
I have a thin layer on my 68 gmc under the fenders that I'm going to remove and recoat them with a good coat of POR 15 or similar. |
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12-11-2007, 12:28 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: pittsburgh pa
Posts: 1,970
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Re: Under Coating
living in Pa and always building cars I see a TON of under coating!!!! What I found that works great is get a spray bottle or bug sprayer and fill it with kerosene.. Spray some on in the morning then afternoon then evening.. DONT touch it.. Let it soak!! Repeat this process for 2 to 3 days then hit it with a scraper.. It will fall right off.... This is a really clean method... Alot of guys approach it woth a burnzomatic torch but man it stinks,makes a mess and when that stuff starts to melt off it always finds your skin....
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