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Street Car undercarriages???? #563699 12/27/09 02:20 AM 12/27/09 02:20 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 586 Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. T tims69belvedere OP mopar
tims69belvedere OP mopar T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 586 Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.	I am wondering what you guys have done to the undercarriages of your car, for everyday or regular drivers. I have replaced my floors and want to do a quality job with my undercarriage for keeping rust away and protecting it. I am curious as to if you guys use undercoating, bedliner, or what anyone has used. Any thoughts are appreciated

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: tims69belvedere] #563700 12/27/09 02:25 AM 12/27/09 02:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	First seal it with etching primer & paint... Properly applied paint is very effective at preventing rust... After paint if you want to use undercoating to prevent rock chips & other damage to the paint thats fine...

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #563701 12/27/09 07:31 AM 12/27/09 07:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	Agree good paint first. Etching primer to start if the steel is clean/bright. If it isn't perfectly rust free, use Red Rustoleum or Eastwood "Rust Encapsulator" primer first then a quality paint. I like to seal the seams after priming.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: tims69belvedere] #563702 12/27/09 09:51 AM 12/27/09 09:51 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	First grease and wax remover to get rid of all the grease and finger prints. Then a lite sand blasting, then etch primer, then epoxy primer and then color. It'll out last any factory finish without under coating. IMO

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: Challenger 1] #563703 12/27/09 10:24 AM 12/27/09 10:24 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	I've found that a leaky drain plug on the oil pan can make a very nice misting/coating of oil under the entire car, and is a very good rust preventer! it's just not very pretty! Photobucket sucks

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: 70Cuda383] #563704 12/27/09 02:42 PM 12/27/09 02:42 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 586 Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. T tims69belvedere OP mopar
tims69belvedere OP mopar T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 586 Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.	Thanks for the input guys

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: tims69belvedere] #563705 12/27/09 04:16 PM 12/27/09 04:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,518 Indiana MonGoo$e master
MonGoo$e master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,518 Indiana	When I had my Challenger I used that oil based stuff..Zero Rust I think, it was black, dried kinda semi glossy..cleaned off really well and just made for a clean look over, you can always paint color of it if you like. My YouTube Channel, "Hoosier Garage" https://www.youtube.com/HoosierGarage

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: MonGoo$e] #563706 01/26/10 01:01 PM 01/26/10 01:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,358 Berwyn, IL challenger70 master
challenger70 master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,358 Berwyn, IL	Is there anything that looks like the factory undercoating? I replaced about 70% of my chargers' underside and need to protect the new stuff but am not sure if I want to scrape off the factory stuff and paint or make the new stuff match the undercoated/old stuff?

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: challenger70] #563707 01/26/10 01:38 PM 01/26/10 01:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	On mine I just left it bare, with some surface rust exposed here and there underneath. Really on a summer-only car it doesn't get any worse over time. However I have been thinking of pressure washing it underneath, cleaning it up as best I can and hitting it with some primer then undercoating just to seal it up and make it look better. I have found the Napa brand undercoating applied with a shutz gun gives a nice finish. I have used the aerosol bedliner spray on the top side of floors under the rug there I wanted it to dry harder than undercoating does.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: challenger70] #563708 01/26/10 03:05 PM 01/26/10 03:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,561 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,561 Eagle, Idaho	Quote: Is there anything that looks like the factory undercoating? I replaced about 70% of my chargers' underside and need to protect the new stuff but am not sure if I want to scrape off the factory stuff and paint or make the new stuff match the undercoated/old stuff? Resto Rick's undercoating is as close as you can get to the factory undercoating as far as texture and appearance. It also sets up nice and hard, unlike most other products.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: Neil] #563709 01/26/10 05:33 PM 01/26/10 05:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,358 Berwyn, IL challenger70 master
challenger70 master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,358 Berwyn, IL	Quote: Quote: Is there anything that looks like the factory undercoating? I replaced about 70% of my chargers' underside and need to protect the new stuff but am not sure if I want to scrape off the factory stuff and paint or make the new stuff match the undercoated/old stuff? Resto Rick's undercoating is as close as you can get to the factory undercoating as far as texture and appearance. It also sets up nice and hard, unlike most other products. Do you happen to know what prep is involved? I have such pristine floors now I hate to cover it up with undercoating, but it like my other car, will get driven a lot and hate to see it rust and keeping paint clean under there seems like an impossible task driving the car regularly. I replaced the full floor, footwells, torsion bar mounts, rear frame rails, full trunk, inner/outer wheelhouses and want to protect it as I won't be doing that again.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: challenger70] #563710 01/26/10 07:45 PM 01/26/10 07:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,274 Ontario.Canada C can.al pro stock
can.al pro stock C Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,274 Ontario.Canada	... 2 part primer, overspray with body color...rust check/crown or whatever clear undercoat you like...it will outlast you.. ...now if it's a show car that oil probably won't be too welcome.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: can.al] #563711 01/26/10 08:40 PM 01/26/10 08:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 662 Tampa FL H hemibeep mopar
hemibeep mopar H Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 662 Tampa FL	i overrestored. painted bottom in single stage urethene. has lasted 6 years, but that is weekend driving. I did undercoat whereever rocks hit, espicially in wheelwells. It washes up and still looks new!

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: hemibeep] #563712 01/26/10 11:58 PM 01/26/10 11:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,647 Houston Texas PAINT IT BLACK Got a CHIP on my shoulder
PAINT IT BLACK Got a CHIP on my shoulder Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,647 Houston Texas	I used Resto Rick's undercoat and I thought it was fantastic. You can apply it light or heavy to your liking. With a little practice, you can achieve a "clean" or OEM (nasty) look. I recommend 2 cans at least if you are doing an entire under body. It sucks to run out and have to clean up twice... stuff is pretty messy. Get a Shutz gun.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: tims69belvedere] #563713 01/27/10 02:00 AM 01/27/10 02:00 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,428 Dandridge TN D Dabee master
Dabee master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,428 Dandridge TN	When I restored my 69 Bee I painted the undercarriage the same as the rest of the car. Twenty years and thirty six thousand miles later it still looks good. I clean the undercarriage a couple time a year. I put the car on jack stands grab a good spray cleaner, a hand full of clean rags and wipe it down. 5762963-sixpackhood020.jpg (64 downloads)

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: Dabee] #563714 01/27/10 02:09 PM 01/27/10 02:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	I drive my 63 alot in the warmer weather. I put front floor pans in it and then just sealled them. I cleaned off all the loose undercoating and then painted the underneath with rustolium gloss black. I like the gloss black as it is easier to clean off if it gets dirty underneath from driving alot. If you scroll down on the link you can see the underneath on my 63. Ron http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo82008.html

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: 383man] #563715 01/27/10 03:22 PM 01/27/10 03:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada Kam*Kuda master
Kam*Kuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada	I used POR 15 on my 70 cuda I held up incredibly well. I have used POR 15 recently but did not have the same good results, (came off in strips) I would not likely use it again. I think it has changed formulas 5763931-x-pipe-finished1.jpg (69 downloads) 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: Kam*Kuda] #563716 01/27/10 03:25 PM 01/27/10 03:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada Kam*Kuda master
Kam*Kuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada	I used Zero Rust on the Road Runner Worked well but I have not driven the car yet to say how it holds up 5763936-zero-underside.JPG (67 downloads) 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: 383man] #563717 01/27/10 03:32 PM 01/27/10 03:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 996 Queens, New York H Harley super stock
Harley super stock H Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 996 Queens, New York	I just spent about 30 hours removing the original undercoating off my car. The undercoating did its job, my floors look like new. I am waiting for the weather to break so I can finally paint it. I picked up a POR15 kit. I went with the semi gloss finish. I cant wait to finish up this project. I never thought that taking undercoating was going to be such a big job.

Re: Street Car undercarriages???? [Re: Kam*Kuda] #563718 01/27/10 03:34 PM 01/27/10 03:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 996 Queens, New York H Harley super stock
Harley super stock H Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 996 Queens, New York	Quote: I used Zero Rust on the Road Runner Worked well but I have not driven the car yet to say how it holds up Wow! That looks great! I hope my car comes out like yours.

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