underbody coating worth it?

[drbubbles84]

Dealer trying to sell me on it. Says it protects against rust, but it sprays on black? Thoughts?

 

[KBR]

If you are in the salt alot you may want to do it. If you want to keep things new looking you may want to consider fogging oil or a mix of oil and diesel and spray that. The undercoating is effective but it is a mess if you are going to wrench on anything. I have debated it myself. I am going with the fogging oil and I repainted the axles and anywhere the paint looked thin.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

check here

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f36/clear-undercoat-1622/

i am doing it since i go to pismo beach a bit. talk to clkelley he is the amsoil rep here.

 

[aware]

Anybody used Line-X for rust proofing? I live in MI were salt grows on trees lol

 

[Wilson]

the under coating is worth it imo I do it to all vehicals deadens sound too. they tape off any thing that needs it if at all good. my advice ask to see a previos job they have done.

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the oil wears off so if you go that rought make shure you do it every oil change at least if it is wet or dusty

 

[ofcbarbrady]

Anybody used Line-X for rust proofing? I live in MI were salt grows on trees lol

I had Line-X do my undercoating 2 weeks ago --it's not actual Line-X per se, but their own "formula" if you will. I think it's a good idea, and the guys at the local Line-X did a great job not spraying the shit everywhere.

the under coating is worth it imo I do it to all vehicals deadens sound too. they tape off any thing that needs it if at all good. my advice ask to see a previos job they have done.

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the oil wears off so if you go that rought make shure you do it every oil change at least if it is wet or dusty

Totally agree - just make sure they tape everything off. I found a bit of overspray on the very bottom of the truck (in the little crease across from the running boards) that no one would see unless they crawled under the truck. Maybe I'm so super **** that I had to use goof off to remove something that would never be seen, but I'm still glad I had the coating done.

 

[Sage]

My Raptor sounded like a tin can everytime I came off of a gravel road. Undercoated it my self with spray cans for around $30.00 (not 100%, only wheel areas)

Right after I did it, the dealer got in a rubber type which I would have used if I'd seen it first. He also has spray cans of bed liner. I'm not sure how they'd be, but might also work good.

Depends on exactly what you want it to do. Protect or sound??

 

[Wilson]

the undercoating is more of an orange peel look

 

[jrodrg]

Line-X or AMSOIL MPHD?

Yes I read the Clear Under Coat Thread too.

I'm trying to justify paying $100 for a case of AMSOIL and wasting 3-4 hours or paying a shop $100 for the Line-x

At least with the AMSOIL buying a case I'll have enough to spray my Touareg too.

I'm in Buffalo, NY (salt belt) and looking for the best option....

 

[Wilson]

the best would be to do both the shop first then amsoil