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3001paulh 15-09-2009 09:31 PM

undersealing???
 
anybody got any tidy tips for undersealing the floorpan? never attempted before so not sure if i should take it to a garage to get it done??

24vcossiemat 15-09-2009 09:33 PM

do you mean like waxoil, or somat different??

3001paulh 15-09-2009 10:12 PM

just want to put a sealer of some sort underneath just to protect it. any recommendation?

scooter1980 15-09-2009 10:21 PM

If you dont mind gettin dirty scrub under the car with a stiff brush,then you can buy underseal with added waxoil in a black tin with yellow wrighting on it wich can be brushed on with a paint brush,dont aply it directly to anything that gets hot like the exhaust.youl be able to protect this winter for less than a tenner.

mr yella 16-09-2009 05:14 AM

Just a suggestion , don't use underseal as its crap and never dry's properly.
Use stone chip its far better and dry's very quickly and can be over painted .....:top:

Jimboxr4x4 11-10-2009 03:49 PM

I always use underseal and it's always dried okay for me - although it will take a few days. Seems good stuff. I try to touch up the underside at least once a year. I also removed the wheel arch liners and undersealed it all with the yellow waxoyl and then replaced the liners and sealed them with the black underseal to stop any water and muck getting behind them.

D16PJM 11-10-2009 06:02 PM

i always thought it was bad to underseal in this weather as you can trap moisture which will make it rust.

Pete

mr yella 11-10-2009 06:22 PM

Being a sprayer with 25yrs experience id suggest stone chip (again) as underseal is crap and stays tacky .......
The weather has jack all to do with moisture , as long as the job your doing is dry and inside a workshop , etch the bare metal , then apply the stone chip , allow to dry , then spray over which ever colour your needs are .....

andy130 11-10-2009 06:28 PM


Originally Posted by mr yella (Post 4447863)
Being a sprayer with 25yrs experience id suggest stone chip (again) as underseal is crap and stays tacky .......
The weather has jack all to do with moisture , as long as the job your doing is dry and inside a workshop , etch the bare metal , then apply the stone chip , allow to dry , then spray over which ever colour your needs are .....

so your saying stonechip will bond better then waxoil ect?

mr yella 11-10-2009 06:37 PM


Originally Posted by andy130 (Post 4447876)
so your saying stonechip will bond better then waxoil ect?

Id etch the bare metal first , then stone chip it , allow to dry , then paint to colour of vehicle allow to dry then wax oil .....


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