Which Undercoating?
#1
Which Undercoating?
I am looking for a spray on undercoat for my rear wheel wells. I am trying to duplicate the sort of textured pebbley look of the OEM undercoating. I have tried Rustoleum Undercoat, and Truck Bed Liner and both of them come out pretty flat. Recommendations?
#6
I am looking for something that has some large texture to it. The rubberized stuff I have tried ends up pretty flat.
#9
I know this will sound retarded.......... but would this work? They sell spray on wall texture, like for repairing a patch in sheetrock. That stuff has the look I want. If I sprayed some of that in there, then sprayed over that with the rubberized coating, would that work? Be durable? Your thoughts (no bashing please)
#10
Eastwood's undercoating definitely is not what you are looking for that. I was hoping it would have hid my patches better but overall I am happy with it.
#11
Search "sprayable seam sealer"
Wurth, 3M, Lord Fusor & I think SEM sell a heavy bodied sealer that sprays out of a pressurized tube appx the size of caulk but a different animal. Can be used w/ various tips for seam sealing or spray tips for undercoating. There is adjustability of spray pattern & texture but we usually end up sanding it to nail the texture. Sticking point is the expense of gun, which they have given us in the past w/ purchasing a case of sealer.
It sprays a general texture like you would find underneath European cars which I think might be heavier than you want but they lay it pretty heavy w/ fair amount of overlap/lingering over areas.
P.S. I just checked ebay & there are Lord Fusor guns for around $150. I haven't used that brand gun but might ASSume it similar in capability to the Wurth & 3M guns we have @ shop.
Wurth, 3M, Lord Fusor & I think SEM sell a heavy bodied sealer that sprays out of a pressurized tube appx the size of caulk but a different animal. Can be used w/ various tips for seam sealing or spray tips for undercoating. There is adjustability of spray pattern & texture but we usually end up sanding it to nail the texture. Sticking point is the expense of gun, which they have given us in the past w/ purchasing a case of sealer.
It sprays a general texture like you would find underneath European cars which I think might be heavier than you want but they lay it pretty heavy w/ fair amount of overlap/lingering over areas.
P.S. I just checked ebay & there are Lord Fusor guns for around $150. I haven't used that brand gun but might ASSume it similar in capability to the Wurth & 3M guns we have @ shop.
Last edited by bccan; December 9th, 2014 at 02:17 PM.
#12
Search "sprayable seam sealer"
Wurth, 3M, Lord Fusor & I think SEM sell a heavy bodied sealer that sprays out of a pressurized tube appx the size of caulk but a different animal. Can be used w/ various tips for seam sealing or spray tips for undercoating. There is adjustability of spray pattern & texture but we usually end up sanding it to nail the texture. Sticking point is the expense of gun, which they have given us in the past w/ purchasing a case of sealer.
It sprays a general texture like you would find underneath European cars which I think might be heavier than you want but they lay it pretty heavy w/ fair amount of overlap/lingering over areas.
P.S. I just checked ebay & there are Lord Fusor guns for around $150. I haven't used that brand gun but might ASSume it similar in capability to the Wurth & 3M guns we have @ shop.
Wurth, 3M, Lord Fusor & I think SEM sell a heavy bodied sealer that sprays out of a pressurized tube appx the size of caulk but a different animal. Can be used w/ various tips for seam sealing or spray tips for undercoating. There is adjustability of spray pattern & texture but we usually end up sanding it to nail the texture. Sticking point is the expense of gun, which they have given us in the past w/ purchasing a case of sealer.
It sprays a general texture like you would find underneath European cars which I think might be heavier than you want but they lay it pretty heavy w/ fair amount of overlap/lingering over areas.
P.S. I just checked ebay & there are Lord Fusor guns for around $150. I haven't used that brand gun but might ASSume it similar in capability to the Wurth & 3M guns we have @ shop.
Thanks for the info. Looks like the Sprayable Seam Sealer will work. Just wish the gun wasn't so expensive.
#13
Will this work in theory?
I know this will sound retarded.......... but would this work? They sell spray on wall texture, like for repairing a patch in sheetrock. That stuff has the look I want. If I sprayed some of that in there, then sprayed over that with the rubberized coating, would that work? Be durable? Your thoughts (no bashing please)
#14
body schutz?
Wouldnt body schutz work? I think that is the texture and thickness your looking for spray guns run anywhere from less than 20 bucks to nearly a hundred for a genuine 3m gun they make several types
#15
Not sure because never tried wall texture but if it didn't it would be hell to fix. Try it on a scrap surface and give it hell. If it holds up, MAYBE. Good luck
Last edited by Gary M; December 9th, 2014 at 07:17 PM. Reason: clarification
#17
X2, I use it on all my wheel wells and underbody and it gives you that textured look like original undercoating....
#18
I had not heard of Body Schutz before, but after doing some 'googling', I am going to give it a try. Thanks!
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#22
I had the same problem with not being able to get enough texture to match the fatory look. What I did was sprayed on the undercoat and waited for it to get tacky. Then I worked it with a stiff wire brush until I got the texture to what I wanted. Let it dry and spray it agian. Im happy with how mine turned out.
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