Undecoating / Rust
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From: arnold, MD 21012
Undecoating / Rust
Just purchased an F150 and would like to have it undercoated. Is it possible to do it yourself? Would products are recommended
and how is it applied?? I've also seen "threads" written regarding rust on certain components near the engine. Is this truely due to the iron parts developing rust on the surface? What is the best way to clean and treat this? Hope you can help.. Tks!
and how is it applied?? I've also seen "threads" written regarding rust on certain components near the engine. Is this truely due to the iron parts developing rust on the surface? What is the best way to clean and treat this? Hope you can help.. Tks!
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From: Columbus, Georgia
smash65,
I undercoated my entire truck myself shortly after purchase. It is easy to do..you just have to be careful to not get it on certain things (exhaust pipes) and watch out for over spray (underneath and if anything is parked nearby). I think I used 10 cans of the rubberized professional grade undercoating...about $5.00 per can. It looks great and it did slightly reduce the road noise. I also did the inside of the rear wheel wells and it looks great with my black finish.
Have a few rags with you to immediately wipe up any over spray and a small piece of cardboard will be handy. Watch out to make sure you do not spray up between the bed and the cab...I had a couple of drops of undercoating on the back window...which came off with minor work. Avoid breathing the vapors...so do not spray in an enclosed garage. Watch out for an occasional drip..and it might be a good idea to wear goggles so none of it gets into your eyes if you should apply too much in one area.
All you have to do is make sure the underside is clean and free of any dirt..dust..and is dry when you apply the undercoating. It sprays on just like paint. The rubberized coating is flexible and paintable.
Very easy to do!! Good luck!!
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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99
I undercoated my entire truck myself shortly after purchase. It is easy to do..you just have to be careful to not get it on certain things (exhaust pipes) and watch out for over spray (underneath and if anything is parked nearby). I think I used 10 cans of the rubberized professional grade undercoating...about $5.00 per can. It looks great and it did slightly reduce the road noise. I also did the inside of the rear wheel wells and it looks great with my black finish.
Have a few rags with you to immediately wipe up any over spray and a small piece of cardboard will be handy. Watch out to make sure you do not spray up between the bed and the cab...I had a couple of drops of undercoating on the back window...which came off with minor work. Avoid breathing the vapors...so do not spray in an enclosed garage. Watch out for an occasional drip..and it might be a good idea to wear goggles so none of it gets into your eyes if you should apply too much in one area.
All you have to do is make sure the underside is clean and free of any dirt..dust..and is dry when you apply the undercoating. It sprays on just like paint. The rubberized coating is flexible and paintable.
Very easy to do!! Good luck!!
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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99
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From: Cambridge, ON, Canada
Living in cold (salt covered) Canada, undercoating (oil spray) is a must. We have a lot of oil shops here that will charge about $60, to properly undercoat your truck (or car). I just bought a 97 F150 5 weeks ago and that was the first thing I did. I have two 1989 cars that have NO RUST anywhere because I have been religiosly getting them under-oiled yearly.
I recommend getting it done at a professional shop because they have the proper oil and tools to do it. Here in Canada anyways, if done right, they will drill holes in your doors, tailgates and kick plates and actually insert special long nosed tools into the doors to spray a coating of rust inhibitor everywhere, even in the tailgate and fender skins. Remeber rust does not always come from the ouside, most rust will start from the inside. When I was getting my truck oiled, the "oil tech" also told me that we two hundred PSI behind the air guns that they use, there is no way that a spray can get oil to the area's where it is needed.
That is just my two cents, here in Canada they use road salt like it is water and because of that, vehicles will just rust away to nothing. Since we have sooo many shops around here that do it for about $60, I don't bother to do it myself. You do have to be carefull from shop to shop. I was at one that just hired kids to put it up on the hoist a wave a gun around sraying oil aimlessly. My recommendation is go to a good local bodyshop and ask them where they send their cars. Most body shops after painting older/classic cars will send it out to get oiled, so they generally know the good spots.
Hope this helps.
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97 F150, XLT, Flare-side, ext. cab, Pacific Green, 4.6L Triton V8.
I recommend getting it done at a professional shop because they have the proper oil and tools to do it. Here in Canada anyways, if done right, they will drill holes in your doors, tailgates and kick plates and actually insert special long nosed tools into the doors to spray a coating of rust inhibitor everywhere, even in the tailgate and fender skins. Remeber rust does not always come from the ouside, most rust will start from the inside. When I was getting my truck oiled, the "oil tech" also told me that we two hundred PSI behind the air guns that they use, there is no way that a spray can get oil to the area's where it is needed.
That is just my two cents, here in Canada they use road salt like it is water and because of that, vehicles will just rust away to nothing. Since we have sooo many shops around here that do it for about $60, I don't bother to do it myself. You do have to be carefull from shop to shop. I was at one that just hired kids to put it up on the hoist a wave a gun around sraying oil aimlessly. My recommendation is go to a good local bodyshop and ask them where they send their cars. Most body shops after painting older/classic cars will send it out to get oiled, so they generally know the good spots.
Hope this helps.
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97 F150, XLT, Flare-side, ext. cab, Pacific Green, 4.6L Triton V8.