The drawback with undercoating is that it covers starting
corrosion until too late. If you decide to use undercoating,
in my opinion the best is to use a wax-based material since
starting rust can be easier spottet than with tar-based
undercoating. To prevent the wheel housing from rusting due
to stone chips it possible to install aluminum inserts in
the fenders. It is a Norwegian invention from the fifties,
and since patent protection ran out they are available from
www.lokari.de (no interest ...). They are EUR 110.00/pair (=
appr. USD 110.00). If you need a translation of text, just
let me know.
Cheers, Christoph Schumann
Hamburg, Germany
'71 TR6 PI
'70 280 SE 3.5 Coupe
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Richard Seaton
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 1:28 AM
To: Web_disscusion List
Subject: Undercoating questions...
I trying to figure out whether I should undercoat my car
or not. It had a
black tar type undercoat on it in the inner wing areas.
This car will not be a trailer queen, since I want to reap
the rewards (or
punishment) of my hard labor. I do plan on driving it quite
often, but not in
the rain or winter.
The reasons I feel undercoat is justified is first and
foremost RUST
PROOFING, then sound deading.
I've spoke with a couple of people who show their cars and
they speak
against undercoating, "judges think you are trying to hid
something."
I plan on using the Rhino truck bead liner as
undercoating, it can be
sprayed thinner for my application. I also want to use it
inside on the
floorboards.
The car will be shown some, just to see how well she
stacks up to other
cars.
I would appreciate any input, and what do car judges look
at in shows?
TIA!!!
Richard Seaton
RSH17@msn.com
View My restoration @
(http://groups.msn.com/Richards69TR6Restoration)
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