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| Answer to: 2025 RAV4 Rustproofing | 36Relevance | 1 year ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty generally doesn't return to topics he has already answered. undercoating is hard to get right and you can bet your sweet bippy that the dealer will not. Improperly applied undercoating can trap moisture and make matters worse. That dealership is just trying to rip you off. (It's what they do.) You would be better off finding a shop that will spray rust-retardant material like Fluid Film, Krown, or Woolwax underneath your vehicle each year. In an area like yours it shouldn't be tough to find a place like that. | |||||
| RE: Rubberized Car Undercoat | 36Relevance | 5 years ago | James St. Clair | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Since I saw this thread come back up, I’ll also add that I really only spray certain areas with oil. Once or twice a year, I’ll spray dry looking areas of the rubberized undercoating with oil. Areas that are chipped, I spray with paint. Best would be rust neutralizer, then paint, then more rubberized undercoating and some claim 3M rubberized undercoating is the softest, meaning it’s probably the most crack resistant and won’t open up as often and let moisture in behind the rest of it. Honestly, I don’t even get all the rust off, when I see some. I clean th ... | |||||
| Answer to: Rubberized Car Undercoat | 36Relevance | 5 years ago | James St. Clair | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If your vehicle is brand new or used but has no rust, you might try to find a soft rubberized undercoating or a garage that sprays hot roofing tar for undercoating. DO THIS ONLY ONCE. Just to get a thick coat on everything. Then every year after the first year, spray underneath with a thin oil. You can probably get a gallon of WD-40 cheap enough and put it in a pesticide sprayer. Hit everything underneath, right out to the bottom of the body panels and make sure you get areas known for rusting badly on your particular vehicle. DO NOT spray the brakes, drivet ... | |||||
| Answer to: What is your opinion on the following product as an undercoating: CRC 06026 Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor, 10 Wt Oz ? | 25Relevance | 2 years ago | Hixster | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... issue, they just don't last very long. Scotty has mentioned a pressure washer add-on which basically allows you to wash the underside of your vehicle. IMO - Rinsing the road salt and debris off your undercarriage is likely the best 'rust preventative' you'll find. I also realize there are certain situations where it's not practical to wash though. An example would be an area where snowfall alone would prevent one from regular washes. In these situations I see nothing wrong with the spray-on undercoating approach. | |||||
| What is your opinion on the following product as an undercoating: CRC 06026 Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor, 10 Wt Oz ? | 25Relevance | 2 years ago | mlevin30 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Brand new 2023 4Runner. I'd like to apply an undercoating myself. What is your opinion on using CRC 06026 Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor, 10 Wt Oz? See this video which is where I learned about this product: Thank you all! | |||||
| Answer to: Will transmission fluid work as an undercoating fluid? | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| No there shouldn't be any issues. As Scotty says, it won't last that long. I know some people use chainsaw bar oil. | |||||
| Answer to: Undercoating - how to do it? | 25Relevance | 4 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2 related topics where opinions have been expressed. There are many more on this forum. | |||||
| Answer to: Undercoating | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| No, rubberized undercoating will make it worse. It depends on what you mean by "messed up" and how bad it is. Photos would be helpful. Probably a few coats of paint will do the trick. | |||||
| Would it be a smart idea to spray undercoating before winter hits? | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Love2fish | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2017 Mazda 3, I ran over a curb a few months back and messed up some of the pinch weld on the one side, would it be a smart idea to spray undercoating on it before winter hits? | |||||
| Answer to: Undercoating | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Answer to: Undercoating | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The problem with rubber-like undercoating is if improperly applied it can actually trap moisture and make matters worse. What I do is spray the undersides of my winter-use vehicles with Fluid Film each fall to retard rust. (You can't stop rust but you can slow it down.) | |||||
| Undercoating a New Truck | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | JamesM | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I just bought a new Ram Rebel 1500 and I am trying to prepare it for its first winter in New England (I live in MA but travel to ME and NH frequently). It is my first new truck. Therefore, I was wondering if anyone has came across New Hampshire Oil undercoating's Boss Wax & Oil solution for new trucks? It costs over $1,000 and is a wax based product mixed with oil that is for new vehicles only. The product requires touchups every 2 years and the wax barrier is supposedly guaranteed for life (meaning rust will still occur but at a slower rate ... | |||||
| Best undercoating for trucks? | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | gabemills@gmail.com | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty! Just bought a sweetheart of a truck: 2004 Toyota Tundra SR5 4x4 with the TRD off road package. Only 38k miles on her! She has virtually no rust underneath and I want to keep it that way! So that’s my question: what’s the best - most durable, bombproof, saltproof undercoating product and process to protect this truck for decades to come? While I do intend to baby her, she will be going off-road for camping adventures occasionally and I want that frame to last if we’re getting muddy or coming back from the mountains and they’ve salted the r ... | |||||
| RE: Linseed oil paint undercoating | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Chevyman94 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thanks for the info Dan.I am trying to learn what the best way to protect from the elements without breaking the bank is,without having problems like a company known as Sinclair undercoating.It was a rubberized spray that would crack after a year or two and seal in the water,accelerating the rust.I am very interested in the oil paint.How durable is the paint? As far as jacking up the frame or similar abrasive forces? | |||||
| Answer to: Linseed oil paint undercoating | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | DanL | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have used linseed oil as undercoating on my fullsize Tbird. The frame had just surface rust, and the result turned out to be nice after 2-3 layers. The rust brown frame become almost black with a waxish feel to it. It needs a touch up from time to time, but is easy to apply. It smells like fries for a week or two after applying the oil. | |||||