If I undercoat my front fenders should I paint them body color after or just leave them black.Just curious of what members here have done regarding undercoating.Thanks
My car is far from "correct" but I shot the inside of my wheel wells with upol black raptor liner.
Very durable and looks great in there.
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That looks really nice.Are you going to paint over the coating or leave it black?
Quote from: B5fourspeed on May 15, 2018, 11:02:45 AM
That looks really nice.Are you going to paint over the coating or leave it black?
I did not top coat it, it is a durable black finish as-is.
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The factory applied undercoating in the front fenders AFTER the cars were painted. The undercoating was left natural.
The undercoating was applied to the inside of the front fenders, front wheel wells, rear wheel wells and quarter panels on ALL E-bodies as rock/impact protection.(not as rust prevention) All E-bodies received it whether or not full underbody undercoating was ordered.
The undercoating on the inside of the quarter panels was sprayed before the quarters were even welded to the body. That undercoating will be oversprayed with body color. The rest of the undercoating is natural...unpainted.
Thanks for the info.
If you body paint in there it looks a bit goofy. Looking at the completed car you will notice the body colour wheel wells behind the tires. If you leave them blacked out the way the factory did then you don't notice the wheel wells. That's the way I see it anyway.
Quote from: RUNCHARGER on May 15, 2018, 07:35:40 PM
If you body paint in there it looks a bit goofy. Looking at the completed car you will notice the body colour wheel wells behind the tires. If you leave them blacked out the way the factory did then you don't notice the wheel wells. That's the way I see it anyway.
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Resto Rick sells OE style undercoating. Great stuff! :bigthumb:
I was talking about the undercoating of the front fenders.I would not spray body color over undercoating in the rear wheel wells.
Love the Urathane type protection !!! And looks great !!! :bigthumb: :veryexcited:
Until you Have to repair a panel and blend new. :tired:
That's my bi-polar comin out. :andyangel:
Looks very nice but this was done after Alpo and Paint at the factory, but even then not all E Bodies were undercoared in the inner wheel wells. My Challenger is not factory undercoated on the fenders and very little to none on the inner fender. Back in day an E Body could be ordered without undercoating.
"" The undercoating on the inside of the quarter panels was sprayed before the quarters were even welded to the body. That undercoating will be oversprayed with body color. The rest of the undercoating is natural...unpainted. '"
Yet another step that needs to be considered before welding qtr panels :Thud:
So how many of you guys are undercoating inside of quarters before install ? and what product are you using all around. thx
I did... used Eastwood's Rubberized undercoating in the spray can