I'm in the same situation, and have the same question.
The body shop doing my work tried to remove the undercoating because I
requested it be removed and painted with POR-15 and then reundercoated.
He tried but found it very difficult to remove and recommended to leave
it in place where it was solid and in good condition. He will remove it
where it is not in good condition. There is no undercoating in some
areas on the inner fenders, and he will sand blast in those areas. I
asked about rust lurking underneath the undercoating, and he seemed to
think that was unlikely where it was in good condition.
But I wonder. Maybe he just figured it was too hard. It's time and
material, not a fixed price job, so cost and extra work would probably
motive him to spend the time to remove it rather than not remove it,
especially since I requested that it be remove it. I find him to be
very honest and straight forward. He specializes in street rods and
other 40s 50s restoration work. He does very little collision work, so
he is used to rust and restorations, likes to do them, and knows what he
is doing.
What I have seen of his work so far, on my car and other cars, has been
excellent.
FWIW...
Don Malling
Joseph Grant wrote:
> Hi guys
>
>
>
> Quick question: I am doing a body-off restoration on my '72 TR6. The body
> came off this weekend, and after removing all fenders I have a question: is
> it worth or recommended to remove all the old undercoating that exists in
> the fenders and on the fender body-side?
>
>
>
> The majority of the undercoating is still in place and I am wondering if I
> should remove it. What have you guys done on your restorations? If you
> have removed the undercoating, how was it done?
>
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>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Joe
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