OEM undercoating

[moparchris]

What have you guys found for an aftermarket undercoating that replicates the Mopar oem style undercoating on our typical 66-72 era cars? I have tried several over the years and never really been happy with the results. Closest I have found is 3M Body Shutz but it is awfully messy if you are just trying to patch a small area. Any ideas or suggestions??
Thanks

 

[fesser]

I don't have an answer and would like to see what people say. On my car it was 99% still intact and looked like it would be a royal pain in the butt to remove. My plan is to shoot over the original stuff with rattle can undercoating just to turn it black again. Of course, my car is only going to be a driver.

 

[Rebellion]

I haven't used any yet, but most reviews/opinions say that the stuff from RestoRick's is the closest to original. Hope this helps. Tom

RestoRick Online Store

 

[6PKRTSE]

On the other side of things. I heated and scraped off all of the factory undercoating off of my Challenger and wiped off the remaining with mineral spirits. Removed from everywhere. The floors, frame rails, wheel wells etc. Once done it was 47 lbs off of the car (now a street/strip car). After, I swept up into plastic shopping bags. I weighed them.

 

[moparchris]

I'm going to try and touch up some spots on my hemi GTX and would like to find something really thick and course textured like the old original style.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I have also used the 3M body schutz to apply and also saturated a nappy coarse house roller for paint with the Schutz and rolled over the applied schutz to make the texture look more coarse and more textured. Came out looking good.

 

[Sam69sat]

On the other side of things. I heated and scraped off all of the factory undercoating off of my Challenger and wiped off the remaining with mineral spirits. Removed from everywhere. The floors, frame rails, wheel wells etc. Once done it was 47 lbs off of the car (now a street/strip car). After, I swept up into plastic shopping bags. I weighed them.

You should have saved it, mixed it with some mineral spirits, and sold it in gallon jugs as OEM Undercoating. Not NOS but slightly used!

 

[mopar4don]

I used resto ricks see link for pics

Don's 1969 Charger Restoration

It worked out well for a temporary booth. You do need to be careful with it as it is VERY thin and will tear easily. It tore in a couple of spots while setting it up but I just taped it up.

www.forbbodiesonly.com

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[moparchris]

Thanks. This sounds like an option.

I have also used the 3M body schutz to apply and also saturated a nappy coarse house roller for paint with the Schutz and rolled over the applied schutz to make the texture look more coarse and more textured. Came out looking good.

 

[wedgie]

I wonder if that would work on the inside of the quarter panels in the trunk area. Looks like some type of undercoating, but not completely covered, then body color painted.

 

[moparchris]

I have used the 3M Body shutz product on inner quarter panels and it works really well for that area. You need an undercoating gun to shoot it. No spray can . It's just really difficult to lay under a car and try to use the gun to spot in small areas.

 

[68chargerfreak]

You can get good results. with over the counter rockergard, it mostly comes down to technique. These are a set of n.o.s 70 charger quarters I sound deadened for a customer. And yes it’s generally a very messy process to apply

 

[moparchris]

Chargerfreak, can you message me please. I'd like to fine out more about your process.Thanks! Also, what exactly is this product you are using?

 

[wedgie]

I just finished my '63 Polara fenders. Got them from the desert out west. Had them dipped and stripped. Very little hammer/dolly work. red scotch brite, 2K primer on bottom side followed by primer/sealer and body color. Thought about leaving that way but realized that rocks would possibly dimple the fenders. Figured that's why they all had the tops of the inner fenders coated at the factory, impact resistance. I ended up putting 2 coats of Herculiner down with a 4" roller and a chip brush. Looks very much like the factory applied coating. Tough stuff.

 

[moparchris]

Great suggestion! Thanks!