Are All Undercoats Created Equal?
We have purchased a 2018 Ford Escape and want to do the undercoating ourselves. There are many suppliers of the product for a do it yourselfer. Looking for the best product for the money. What is y...
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cars are dipped at the factory to stop corrosion.
Some folks like myself undercoat a vehicle to cut down or eliminate on road noise. And they rust out also as evident of all the later model cars/trucks from up north.
Years ago asphalt based undercoating was used. This stuff would hold moisture.
I like the newer rubber based products as they don't hold moisture.
I had a '90 2500 chevy undercoated with the then new rubber based product. Kept the truck for 235k miles and 17 years then sold it. The old truck is still in the area with 380k miles ....and no rust issues....just the OEM paint coming off in spots as many 'late '80s and early '90s era GM trucks did.
Some folks like myself undercoat a vehicle to cut down or eliminate on road noise. And they rust out also as evident of all the later model cars/trucks from up north.
Years ago asphalt based undercoating was used. This stuff would hold moisture.
I like the newer rubber based products as they don't hold moisture.
I had a '90 2500 chevy undercoated with the then new rubber based product. Kept the truck for 235k miles and 17 years then sold it. The old truck is still in the area with 380k miles ....and no rust issues....just the OEM paint coming off in spots as many 'late '80s and early '90s era GM trucks did.
