RichB
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:39 PM |
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Wing underside protection
Hi all
I am just about to fit my rear wings and was wondering if anyone has added any protective coating to the underside of their wings (front or rear)?
I have heard of stone chips causing starring etc. I figured now would be easier than when fitted.
Cheers
Rich
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:41 PM |
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underseal is the usual stuff, works too
If you leave it a week or so, you can spray a coat of paint over it if you not happy with the black. Note spary can underseal takes about 4 times as
long to go hard compaired to the brush on stuff.
[Edited on 28/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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indykid
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:44 PM |
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brushable seam sealer.
stinks like bloody hell when you put it on, but ends up as a solid rubbery layer. not tacky like underseal.
tom
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TOO BADD
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:45 PM |
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SHUTZ ! let each coat dry before spraying another.
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RichB
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:56 PM |
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OK cheers
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BenB
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:57 PM |
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Yup. Seam sealer. Works well. As mentioned underseal stays tacky which is a PITA when you're changing the wheel etc...
Other option is stuff like thin self-adhesive foam or cheapo Woolworths rubber floor mats cut up and glued onto the GRP underside (obviously you have
to be careful to ensure the glues are compatible with both the GRP resin and the rubber!).
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mookaloid
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
underseal is the usual stuff, works too
If you leave it a week or so, you can spray a coat of paint over it if you not happy with the black. Note spary can underseal takes about 4 times as
long to go hard compaired to the brush on stuff.
[Edited on 28/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Warning about underseal - it can bleed into the fibreglass and cause patchy blobs which can be seen through the gel coat.
A better product is I think Wunderseal from CBS which is light grey in colour and not oil based like underseal.
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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wax-it
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 04:59 PM |
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Dum Dum sealer from Frost.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 05:06 PM |
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Laminate on extra layer of woven glass fibre matt then underseal.
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indykid
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 06:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
A better product is I think Wunderseal from CBS which is light grey in colour and not oil based like underseal.
Cheers
Mark
the smell, texture and finished result of wunderseal is near identical to brushable seam sealer. it's just about twice the price. it was last
time i was sealing up some welding i'd done i thought....hmmm, this smells an awful lot like wunderseal. comparing them side by side,
they're pretty much identical
tom
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snapper
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 06:49 PM |
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CBS Wunderseal
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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pewe
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 07:20 PM |
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B&Q Rustic doormats - about £1.95 each, cut to shape and Evostick to underside - as yet un-proven but should also reduce spray (if ever it's
taken out in the wet!).
Cheers, Pewe 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 07:42 PM |
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Stonechip put on with a shutz gun . IIRC it's the same stuff as seamsealer but sprayable.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 10:00 PM |
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My usual gripe about the bodywork section - most product do what they say on the tin.
If you want to seal seams then use seam sealer
If you want to reduce panel drumming, then use sound pads or dumdum
If you want to protect from chips caused by stones....
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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robinbastd
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 11:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
If you want to protect from chips caused by stones....
......take great care when selecting potatoes?
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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Triton
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 11:08 PM |
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Use that wonderfull stuff from terminal 5 at heathrow that makes no noise......
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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