[Healeys] OK, ED

[Rich C]

Though I couldn't say it as colourfully as our pal Ed, I must agree with his 
intent.

Undercoating on a driven Healey is not good news. Your intention is to 
protect and preserve the metal, but it's been proven to usually do just the 
opposite over time. Moisture will get in under the undercoating and being 
trapped there, will eat away at the metal, with eventual rusting.
I am currently involved in the restoration of a low mileage BN1 that had 
undercoating applied and been put into storage long ago. The eventual result 
has been pin holes and thin metal in many places inside the fender surfaces 
where, if left with just a bare surface would have been able to dry 
thoroughly 50 years ago and still been solid today.
My answer is to apply quality smooth clean paint surface everywhere that 
when it gets wet, will simply bead up and dry. If you get into tar 
splatters, it will easily clean off with solvents once you get home. Todays 
paints will withstand driving conditions and will not usually be blasted off 
by road dirt if that's what the owner is concerned about.

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>
To: <shop at justbrits.com>; "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:43 PM
Subject: [Healeys] OK, ED


> OK  Mr. Ed,  so what is your optionary suggestion to the scenario at hand.
> (Sorry
> I am terrible at  Edbonics as you can see)
>
> Paint?  or just the natural patina look?
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed's Shop" <shop at justbrits.com>
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 - new wheels & tires - ready to go .... Bingo 
> !!!
>
>
>> <<after I have finished the wheel well black undercoating >>
>>
>> Hopefully you will grow old and have to sell the car instead of EVER 
>> doing
>> a
>> full ground-up, Robert!!!  Because THAT would HAUNT you AND make you say
>> something like (in retrospect) "What the He}} did I do this for??"
>> when it requires REMOVAL!!!
>>
>> I sure CUSSED & VERY LOUDLY when I 'de-undercoated' my car and had I been
>> able to get a hold of the VERY DPO, the result would be that I either
>> would
>> dead or in prison with no chance of parole!!!!<G>