georgie1

iTrader: (6)

hi everyone what u say is best to use on the underside of the cossie and under the wheel arches would u use chassis paint or the wax stuff or hammerite as i want it to last and look nice

sailorbob

Depends on which bits you are painting. For body panels I use underseal with waxoyl, for suspension arms etc chassis black. The underseal has good chip resistance and rust protection, the chassis black not so good. Don't use underseal on parts you need to take on and off as it's a pain to clean off (and gets everywhere as it never dries fully).

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

thanks for that m8 what does everyone think about hammerite

Glenn5

hammerite flakes off and doesnt last long and if moisture gets behind it causes more damage that good last thing you want on any ford m8.

M.A.D.RST

Ill be doing mine in a couple of weeks. Whats best for the underneath? Waxoil, underseal, both?????

sailorbob

Hammerite do an underseal that contains waxoyl called 'underbody seal'.

tan

I'm in the process of doing mine.It was pretty clean underneath when I got the car, I've just cleaned it some more and painting over the factory stonechip in body colour in base and laquer. Trouble is you don't know where to stop!! I just want it back on the road for summer.

georgie1

iTrader: (6)

thanks for all ur replys guys

tan m8 u say ur using body colour with laquer did u spray it on and dont it go everywhere plus wont it flake of i got to do mine soon as i want it mint under there

tan

Yes i'm spraying it, I am spraying a clear sealer on first as its so hard to clean and rub back every area under there and that really sticks well then when it goes tacky I am spraying the base and then laquer. You do get quite a bit of overspray so Im making sure the car is well covered as overspray seems to get everywhere! Also Im using an additive with the laquer so it stays flexable so hopefully it shouldn't chip.

I don't know how much waxoil was on there before as the previous owner had removed most of it. Once its all painted Im going to apply waxoil just to the box sections and areas I can't see.