Thanks. I'll look into it. -Jay
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Tom [SMTP:tigers@bserv.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 11:53 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Undercoating
>
> At 10:38 AM 8/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >i wanted to get an anti-rust undercoating put on my '94, like ziebart or
> >something akin to that. my girlfriends ranger (bought before we were
> >dating, not my fault), is pretty slimy where the coating is. i'm
> wondering
> >if the undercoating is going to make it harder to work on, slippery,
> mucky,
> >annoying etc.. i'm putting a lift on it this weekend and plan on headers
> >and exhaust when the money roles in. so i need to get the coating done
> >before i put those on, if at all, so my new parts don't get slimed.
> >coating, Y/N? thanks in advance.
> >-jay
>
> As far as I know, all undercoating substances are oil-based in some manner
> so your new parts will get 'slimed' if you rustproof there.
>
> I've been using a product called Krown Rust on my vehicles since '86. It
> creeps
> into spaces that normal rustproofing/oiling cannot get to and where rust
> usually
> starts because moisture is trapped there. The best part with a product
> like
> this is that you can wash it away in a few days (allows time for it to
> work
> into
> the difficult places). It requires that a vehicle be re-shot on a annual
> basis
> but it's the only sure way to fight rust.
>
> I use a bedliner for protection against dents in the bed's walls. As
> everyone
> knows, a bedliner slides and rubs the paint away. When I take the truck
> in for its annual shot, I remove the liner and have them shoot the inside
> of
> the bed ... no surface rust or rusting in the bed joints. I also wash out
> the engine bay after a few days ... the rustproofing material has done its
> creeping by then and the regular dirt/oil accumulation from driving has
> been
> kept to a minimal. Best proof is the '86 Mazda B2000 pu that I owned. My
> son
> now has it. Not a spot of rust on it and the Mazda was known for being a
> rust
> bucket, especially in the bed area.
>
> Rust Check is another similar product.
>
> I don't know if either product is available in the States.
>
> Bob
> Burlington, Ontario
>
> '97 CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55, auto., 4x2, flame red
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