Should I or shouldn't I?

[Red63440]

Car is being used for street use, little or no racing and I am wondering if I should strip all of the under coating off. Lots of work and very time consuming but not sure if its worth the effort.

 

[SirSixPack]

To what end?

 

[Polara Pat]

Speaking from recent experience I can tell you that it really is a crap load of work and if you start you pretty much have to do it all. (at least I did) I really hope that I never have to do it again in this lifetime. That being said, I'm glad we did it and probably removed over 100# from the car. Seriously, it was several 5 gallon pails worth. Now my undercarriage is pristine and painted which is really nice to deal with.

 

[dartforforty]

I removed all the undercoat from a race car I built. It took awhile, and I used a heat gun in some places, other places I got lucky and it almost fell off as I scraped it.
Depends on how ambitious you are. One question, if your going to use the car for the street why bother?

 

[Dodge 330]

Keep it on if it's a street car.

 

[Homstead]

In my opinion if the undercoats in good shape I would leave it on. It`s a good sound deadener which is nice for a steet car. But if its peeling or flaking in places and rust could be forming underneath I would take it off. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Red63440]

Its not falling off so its still in good shape. As I said before, it not going to be used as a race car so the weight doesn't bother me. I have plenty of other things to do on it and removing the under coating would be a long term job. Its staying on.....

 

[Propwash]

In my opinion if the undercoats in good shape I would leave it on. It`s a good sound deadener which is nice for a steet car. But if its peeling or flaking in places and rust could be forming underneath I would take it off. Just my 2 cents.

I agree......Plus the undercoating is going to keep all the seams sealed up well and take a rock or debris hit better than a painted surface, thus possibly opening up a chip down to metal and letting rust begin.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Its not falling off so its still in good shape. As I said before, it not going to be used as a race car so the weight doesn't bother me. I have plenty of other things to do on it and removing the under coating would be a long term job. Its staying on.....

Wise choice!!:idea1:

 

[696pack]

It can weigh up to 100 lbs. which is a lot when you are racing competitively.

For a street car I would definately leave it on there. It was not intended as rust proofing from the factory but rather as insulation from road noise. You will especially notice the difference on a gravel road with the rocks bouncing off the bottom of the car that you will never hear with an undercoated car. The are definately quiter.