Do any of u guys underseal the underneath of your kit cars for the winter?
The reason i ask is cos mine isn't done so i was wondering how many of yours is.
Daz.
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Originally posted by Cadburys Man
Do any of u guys underseal the underneath of your kit cars for the winter?
The reason i ask is cos mine isn't done so i was wondering how many of yours is.
Daz.
Denso tape is the stuff, and is brilliant at its job. That is protecting things from liquids or indeed wrapping pipework buried in concrete. Also very
good for protecting leaf springs from corrosion.
The issue with older underseals is they have a tendency to lift and allow corrosion underneath. And that is made much worse by garages and so on
applying it to bare metal. Any metal needs to be primed and topcoated before undersealing.
If you want a protective coating I would clean, etchprime bare metal and then use stonechip. That can then be topcoated in your choice of finish.
Well worth applying wax/oil type products to areas where water may be an issue and areas difficult to access.
Of course, this all depends on car usage, and whether you want a clean underside or a well protected one.
I've bought some of this to protect my aluminium body panels - http://www.everbritecoatings.com/ProtectaClear.htm - but don't see any reason
why you couldnt do more of the car with it
Currently have a test piece at home covered in road salt and soaking in water to see how well it works!
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Originally posted by davidimurray
I've bought some of this to protect my aluminium body panels - http://www.everbritecoatings.com/ProtectaClear.htm - but don't see any reason why you couldnt do more of the car with it
Currently have a test piece at home covered in road salt and soaking in water to see how well it works!
I'm not sure, but you can see bubbles above the aluminium so something must be happening It has had 48 hours (by the time I get home)
subemrged in the salt/water solution. Tonight I plan to lift the aluminium out of the water with the salt still on it and then spray it with water
every 12 hours or so for a few days.
Some interesting reading - http://www.aluminiumdesign.net/design-support/aluminiums-corrosion-resistance/
[Edited on 16/1/14 by davidimurray]
I use underseal on all my cars, unfortunately it has a bad reputation (like body filler) due to it being too good and used to hide rust and all sorts
of horrors. Funnily enough I’d not buy a car already undersealed for that very reason.
So long as the base surface is in good condition and well painted it is perfect for preserving the metal. Put it over damp rusty metal and it will
just make matters worse. I think MOT inspectors also view it with much suspicion and are more likely to whack the panel with a hammer!
I thin mine down with cellulose thinner not white spirits as cellulose evaporates overnight leaving no smell and rock hard underseal which can then be
over coated straight away. It’s messy s$£t though and can render your garage floor a disaster area, sheets of old plywood and latex gloves are a
must.
Mind though the most damage aluminium gets on cars is when it is bolted right up against steel, you should always have a gasket or rubber spacer
between the too. I rebuild landrovers and the damage to the body caused by a missing rubber packer can be mental.
[Edited on 16/1/14 by Mr Whippy]
quote:Thats the one 'orribal gunky stuff but it does work.
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
Denso tape
not for corrosion protection but years ago someone recommended using that lumpy, rubbery stone chip protection paint on the inside of GRP arches to help stop them cracking / staring