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'grease' undercoating

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husky

07-25-2007 07:49:02




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hi buying a newer truck and i have heard of a undercoating treatment using hot grease anybody done /used it how did it work????? did it last ????? was it worth it??? thank you for all replies husky




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redtom

07-26-2007 18:40:11




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
Here where I live In Mich we've been getting our vehicles done with a product like that for 30+ years. Its a mom and pop place with a good reputation offering a warranty. Its not a hot product but a wet one that dries waxy after a while. Like others mentioned, its a mess to work on the truck after and it stinks for a while, but man does it work. But here in the "rust belt" we really have no choice. I bought a barrel of it in 1978 and thta was Kendall Kendacote 60 I think.

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BigMarv1085

07-26-2007 16:56:18




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
In the aviation world, we use corban 36. Spray it on straight from the can and it dries hard. Last for years.



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Glenn FitzGerald

07-26-2007 09:00:34




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
...Or you could get one with a leaky rear main seal....That results in a well protected undercarriage!

Glenn F.



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XRogerX

07-25-2007 18:34:05




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
Try spraying the underside with Maxima Chain Wax, available at any motorcycle dealer. Goes on like oil, stays put like wax, once the solvents evaporate. I used it around the door jambs and pedestals where the undercoating was not applied. Also along the inside bottom of the doors. It's still there.



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Chester

07-25-2007 09:57:51




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
Have been using a mixture of bee's wax (toilet seal rings) disolved in varsol for a period of time then added to used ATF. Stays put except where the tires drive the road spray hard against the inner fenders. Has a mild smell which goes away after a week or so. I use a shop made syphon sprayer added to an air gun and another purchased sprayer that looks like a "Schutz" gun, but has its own canister, for coating the undersides and inner door panels. The more wax used the more "non-drip" the solution is. Also use it (wipe on) for items in storage, to keep the rust at bay.

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Big Hunter

07-25-2007 09:20:01




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
My Grandfather would spray the underside of his cars with old motor oil. he would use a vacuum cleaner with the hose on the outlet end to spray the oil. I guess with some kind of syphon or something I can't remember that part.



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Quebec Bob

07-25-2007 08:10:04




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
I live in Quebec where winters are long and salt is very heavily used on all roads. Every fall I have my truck "undercoated" with a spray. It makes a big difference. It is basically grease cut with a solvent and run through a normal compressed sprayer.In recent years products have come on the market that are promised as "environmentally friendly" but its all pretty messy any way you cut it: The salt undoubtedly hurts everything in the ditches, just as the heavily used windshield washer spray does and no one could convince me that the "undercoating" benefits the environment in any way. I just try to be responsible in choosing the product. But up here, if you intend to keep your vehicle for any lenght of time, including your tractors if you use them on the road in winter, you pretty well have to cover the undersides with something.

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Vern-MI

07-25-2007 08:09:05




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
Type 'L' Texaco grease undercoating goes on sticky and stays sticky. Drawback is the vehicle smells like the inside of a grease can especially on hot days. Also some garages won't work on a Texaco greased vehicle because it is a real mess for tools, hands, and clothes.

Ziebart goes on wet and dries to the consistency of wax and wears off over time. The drawback is it has a stink all of it's own and very annoying.

I have been using LPS #3 rust preventative with good results. A gallon costs about $35 and will do a vehicle. The drawback is also odor but it subsides after a short time. You would probably have to touch up on a yearly basis.

You would need some special tools to do inside door, frame, and fender panels where the rust problem seems to be the worst.

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JGarner

07-25-2007 08:01:27




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to husky, 07-25-2007 07:49:02  
Don't know about hot grease undercoating, but years ago my Aunt and Uncle, who lived in Corpus Christi, TX, would always get theier cars "oil sprayed" underneath. I never saw any of their cars rust out so int must have helped. They had a beach house and were always using their pick up or station wagon to pull the boat out of the salt water.

Environmentalists may not think to highly of this today as the oil or grease will eventualy wash off onto road surfaces and into the effluent stream, rivers, lakes and oceans.

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07-25-2007 19:26:32




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 Re: 'grease' undercoating in reply to JGarner, 07-25-2007 08:01:27  
The guys around here use the epoxy bed liner for undercoating. You must avoid the exhaust system, but its great. It eliminates the noise from the road, and its almost indestructable.



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