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Help on Undercoating

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Help on Undercoating

Ok so from what I understand the best and cheapiest way to go about doing this would be one coat of black paint and then two coats of rubberized undercoating....Now what i dont understand is what all to spray! I know the frame and axles are the more obivious ones but i dont know if i need to avoid any of the suspension parts. If anybody could tell me exactly what to spray and what not it to spray it would be a great help. THANKS
 
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Spray all under body panels
Frame members and rear axel-optional

Dont Spray:
drive shaft
wheels/tires
trans
engine
susp parts
wiring harness
Brake lines near fittings or flex lines
anything else thats removed or replaced regularly
 
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Wow... I thought there was a lot more to it than that. Thanks a lot for the help man!
 
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Oh, forgot one...Dont Spray Exhaust pipes

Use some cardboard to help shield stuff you dont want to get undercoat on
 
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Gotcha thanks again
 
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Seems pretty simple. Just dont spray anything that moves or gets hot. Make sure you take a lot of different looks from different angles so you dont miss any spots.
 
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I also hit my frame up with a wire wheel prior to painting.
 
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You need to use something that'll creep into cracks/welds/etc, something like rust check or corrosion free. Our salt trucks use fluid film and they put over 55000 tonnes of salt on our roads so far this winter.
 
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