I live on the coast, Sand is blown so hard that it removes the paint on mail
boxes or just about everything you leave outside, Salt you can taste it in
the air, I under coat, And touch it up every year or so, The rubberised under
coat expands and contracts with the cold and heat and works well
here. I'm 1/4 mile from the beach. We loose windshields like crazy
from the pebbles on the roads but the under coat hangs tough.
Carl E.
Bob Howard wrote:
> Carl,
> In this neck of the woods, CT, undercoat is the subject of much debate.
> Some believe that it is, indeed, a good thing since it protects the
> metal well, doesn't chip off from stones, and dampens sound.
> The other side feels that, while those points are valid, that the
> undercoat tends to shrink and split, almost invisibly, then traps dirt,
> salt and water in the split where it is not visible, thus the
> undercoating eventually causes more problems than it solves.
> On my cars I have found places where the undercoat is going to remain
> attached to the metal until or after the end of time, and places where it
> has peeled back and entrapped moisture and dirt, these places being
> almost adjacent.
> It would be interesting to see if we could get enough reports to
> develop objective conclusions.
> Bob
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:19:22 -0500 "Carl Elliott" <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> writes:
> >If you go to bare metal use a self etching primer, Krylon makes it in
> >dark
> >red, muddy brown, Polys are also sold in spray cans. Some great spray
> >jobs
> >have been done with cans. Under the car I would use under coat, Keeps
> >the
> >sound down and was an original option. Just allow plenty of time for
> >the
> >primer to dry ,and the recomended times on the cans between coats of
> >paint.
> >Good Luck Carl E.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Tim Nagy <nagy@duq.edu>
> >To: mgb <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 3:47 PM
> >Subject: What type of paint
> >
> >
> >>Hey all!
> >>
> >>If you have been following my other comments, I've removed my front
> >>suspension and am in the process of cleaning, repainting and
> >rebuilding
> >>all the parts. I'm using a combination of a good flat file, wire
> >wheel,
> >>and a sanding disc to clean off the years of neglect to get to a
> >shiny
> >>bare metal surface.
> >>
> >>Admittedly, this will be a garage queen for use on the weekends and
> >>sunny day. Hopefully, I won't be driving in too many nasty
> >conditions.
> >>I just don't have the courage to commit myself as a daily "B" driver
> >>again...once was enough.
> >>
> >>I'll be using a spray can primer, probably Krylon, but what should
> >the
> >>finish coats be done with. would a spray can finish be durable, or
> >do I
> >>need to go to a pro for a polyurethane type finish?
> >>
> >>Tim
> >>
> >>72 B-in pieces...
> >
> >
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