Lads,
Seems like a chemist, of which I confess to be one, should know this
kind of stuff, but. . .
Spray-on (spray-in?) bedliners are really popular here on the South
Shore of Lake Erie (Cleveland, Akron, Erie, etc). A polymer is
sprayed into the bed of new trucks. Once the stuff fully cures it is
tough as nails. Sharp objects are said to be unable to tear, chip or
generally remove the stuff. Of course, this is fundamentally the same
as undercoating (and fundamentally different from a fender liner).
I guess it is just food for thought. I just remember what a pain in
the arse it was to remove undercoating from the engine bay of my
midget this fall (and 90% of the stuff is still there!).
Cheers,
Jeff Mathys
Erie, PA
No snow for 3 weeks now. Nothing on the ground. Nothing expected.
59" from Jan 1 - Jan 15.
I'll punch somebody in the mouth if they tell me that
global warming is some kind of hoax.
---snyler <snyler@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >Has anyone out there retrofitted their roadster with liners inside
the
> >fenders behind the front wheels? When restoring my '70 2000 a few
years
> >ago, I removed the fenders and found a few pounds of 20 years worth
of
> >dirt, gravel, debris, etc., lying in the recessed cavities, which
causes
> >corrosion problems. I'm thinking of installing liners to divert
> >everything away from those recesses, something similar to the factory
> >liners in my ZX. Any one got proven ideas for material, design,
> >attachment methods, etc? Seems to me that plenty of roadster owners
> >would be interested in this.
> >Gary Boone
> >Cheyenne, WY
> >
> >
> If I had something like that 8 years ago when my 1600 hqd its
bare-metal
> respray, I wouldn't have the bubblin' crud surfacing under my paint.
Most
> fender liners seem to be high density polyethylene. I betcha a vacuum
> form tool for ABS could be made, but it would be a project!
>
> Seems like you could find some sound mounting points with some
> experimentation
>
> Marc Tyler
> 1970 1600
> Boerne TX (Actually Sisterdale TX)
>
>
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