Delicate Old Car Wanting Undercoat... Shop Recommendations?

[killramos]

Makes sense. I think I am coming at it from the same angle as you. It seems like a great idea overall, but applying every year sounds like a PIA.

I’m surprised dealers haven’t gotten on board with the liquid shit to tack it on with an oil change or something. Like a 50 dollar add on to your oil change coming into winter I could get behind. Going to a dedicated shop for it sounds like a waste of time though.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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Makes sense. I think I am coming at it from the same angle as you. It seems like a great idea overall, but applying every year sounds like a PIA.

I’m surprised dealers haven’t gotten on board with the liquid shit to tack it on with an oil change or something. Like a 50 dollar add on to your oil change coming into winter I could get behind. Going to a dedicated shop for it sounds like a waste of time though.

I undercoat almost every truck I ship south, not because it affects anything but because they look like shit underneath. My personal trucks I prefer to paint the frame/suspension/diff with black paint once a year. I actually get them done at a dealer because they are by far the cheapest, and I’ve fine tuned them to only put undercoat on the rear wheel wells, and frame, and spray the diff and front and rear suspension with a semi gloss paint.

[mr2mike]

Just read this.
OP gets an MR2 and wants to underbody coat it for summer driving?! MR2 has plastic panels under the car and a gas tank in the center?
OP must be a Mar account.

[killramos]

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I undercoat almost every truck I ship south, not because it affects anything but because they look like shit underneath. My personal trucks I prefer to paint the frame/suspension/diff with black paint once a year. I actually get them done at a dealer because they are by far the cheapest, and I’ve fine tuned them to only put undercoat on the rear wheel wells, and frame, and spray the diff and front and rear suspension with a semi gloss paint.

So just covering up the mess?

[mr2mike]

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So just covering up the mess?

Same thing chick's do with their makeup.

[ExtraSlow]

Or frequent laundering of sheets

[killramos]

Haha I think this is kindof the Crux of the debate for me. Is undercoating lipstick on a pig or something that actually helps.

[ExtraSlow]

The oil for sure helps. Several of my trucks have had leaks that gave "free" undercoating to certain areas of the truck, and on those areas it never got rusty. Proof.

[killramos]

Haha. Fair.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

It’s lipstick on a pig imo.

[ExtraSlow]

well, if you are trying to reduce future rust, it can absolutely do that.

[90_Shelby]

Maybe it’s just me but I wouldn’t undercoat or oil the underside of any of my cars. Wash them regularly and cross your fingers. If rust has already started, not much will prevent it from continuing to spread.