Undercoating

What undercoating was provided from the factory? I will be finished (yeah, right) with the underside of the car when I install the gas tank, excluding the exhaust system over the next couple of weeks. I bought a couple of cans of 3M undercoating last year to use for this purpose.

As always, thanks for your help.

Len :3gears:

 

Len I think the only undercoating from the factory was in the wheel wells and behind the rear wheels on the trunk drops. They were pretty sloppy with it. I have seen alot of cars with undercoating on the gas tanks that were original but not sure if the dealer did that.

 

Len

I would nix the undercoating.

 

Duane recently mentioned 'Body Schutz' from 3M was the proper undercoating.
And yes, rear wheelwells and trunk drops.....and do it real sloppy!
However, my Baltimore-built 65 and 66's do have undercoating on floors as well. Appears to be factory-applied.

 

I like Jim's idea of nixing the undercoating. Will it make much of a difference noise wise? I am not planning on having it out in the rain much. It would be easy enough to do it now before the body is painted.

Len

 

Len,
I will see if I can find a pic to post here. The cars did have "body schutz" in certain areas, and we do look for it on the show field. You might want to call me some night about this.
Duane

 

If you do not undercoat your wheel wells and trunkdrops the paint will be sand blasted off them from road debris in short order. This is why the factory did this there only! Think about it you put alot of time and money into your car. Unless it is a trailor queen!

 

Thanks.

Duane, I'll give you a call.

Len

 

We used thinned out rockguard on the underneath then painted it the correct black. Not much texture at all. Not correct but if a guy is gonna drive the car you might want some protection under there, also cuts down on noise a bit.

No trailer queens in my garage.

later
Tim

 

very familiar with rockhard. i believe that it was developed in england. the undercarriage, wheel wells, firewall, fender liners of my 72gs were coated it. the only chemical that would cut through/remove it was toluene.

 

I don't know if you plan on selling the car at some piont or not. When I look at buying a car new undercoating makes me thing the seller is trying to hide something (rust).

 

Selling this car is the last thing on my mind. :grin: I just want to get it together so I can drive it....before I die....or my wife kills me. :laugh:

Len

 

That is why you take pictures of everything. I have some 1400 and counting.....besides if Len ever sells the car I have first dibs... :laugh:

later
Tim

 

It was in the drive tunnel over the trans also. I do not think the factory was worried about blasting paint there. It is more likely its purpose was to be a noise and heat barrier. Otherwise, the factory would have also placed it the back of the inner fenders.