Re: Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.

From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Oct 09 2005 - 01:16:02 PDT


There used to be shops that could spray undercoating on as an aftermarket
application, they used a large spray gun much like a pant sprayer, drew
coating out of drum and sprayed on underside of vehicle. Nasty job to do,
have to wear disposable coveralls, hood over head with outside air source.

Give this some thought when applying have coatings as "bed liners" etc. I
spent many years in the fertilizer business where rust and corrosion is a
tremendous problem. We found that if we put a heavy coat of undercoating or
similar materials on truck beds, wheelwells etc.it greatly magnified the
rust problem, coating would get small hole in it, let water in and the
metal would rust away behind the coating. Be aware that the use of these
trucks far exceeds what an individual would subject the vehicle to in most
cases.

Slip in bedliners will wear paint off truck beds also exposing bare metal to
rust.

We had best results with the heavy flexible plastic / rubber mats that lay
flat in floor, -IF- once in a while we would take them out and wash trash
out of truck bed.

On the same thread we quit specifying heavy duty frames on trucks if heavy
frame was made by bolding or riveting two pieces of frame metal together for
rust would get between them and force them apart breaking them.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick" <
rertman@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.

> Stu and gang:
>
> IMHO, the best stuff is that spray-on liner for pickup truck beds. I had
> mine done at
> a local Line-X shop. I had them leave out the non-skid stuff and the
> finished product
> looks great and protects like crazy. It's washable, too.
>
> My 2 cents worth.
>
> Dick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 07 October, 2005 09:11
> Subject: [MV] Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.
>
>
> Hi all!
> What type of brushed on undercoating do I see on CUCV's? It looks like
> roofing cement? I need to do redo mine.
> Thanx as always for everyone's help again.
>
> "Stu"
> Southern NH, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
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