RE: Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.

From: Stu (stuinnh@mvnut.us)
Date: Sun Oct 09 2005 - 06:02:43 PDT


Have you had any experience with any of the DC powered rust systems like at
www.car-rust.com ?

       "Stu"
Southern NH, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
  
MVPA #14790

1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup

  

-----Original Message-----
From: Everette [mailto:194cbteng@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 8:53 AM
To: Stu Ellis
Subject: Re: [MV] Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.

Stu

The only thing we were able to do to help rust problem is constant washing,
paying particular attention to seams, bolts,. joints. Any scratches must be

cleaned and repainted, -- however in fertilizer plant conditions we never
were more than minimal successful, the conditions were so bad we even got
glass damage from dust that etched glass - not as an abrasive but from acid
content of some of the materials.

We built a wash rack for cars and pickup trucks, arch with nozzles all
around vehicle and two pipes you drove across, 8 gpm, switches that turned
spray on as you drove through arch. we still got rust.

I live in west Tennessee where we do not get a lot of conditions that call
for salt on hwy in winter, and I have been away from fertilizer for over 20
years but my every day driver still requires lots of attention to prevent
rust starting in wheel wells.

I have no solution, wish I did, I could retire and have all the OD stuff I
want......

Everette

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@comcast.net>
To: "'Everette'" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 7:16 AM
Subject: RE: [MV] Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.

> So what is good to use inside wheel wells?
>
> "Stu"
> Southern NH, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
>
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Everette
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 4:16 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Undercoating for wheel wells, etc.
>
> 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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