To Rubber Coat Frame or Not??

[Bingster]

I'd like some input on whether or not is is beneficial or a pain to apply that rubber undercoating to inner wheel wells, frame, etc. I'm using Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black for a finish all around and did see some of the rubber stuff from the factory when I was stripping things down.

However. . .

I live on gravel and have to drive about three miles to blacktop. The rubber coating would protect things down there and sound deaden the car, but what a mess to get off if I ever needed to!

Does it really sound deaden the inner fender wells that much?

How much should one apply? Total covering of the metal?

I'd appreciate any views on this or those who have tried it. Thanks.

[Frank Elder]

Rhino lining, also what a mess to get off.

Por 15, rubber, etc.

Prep it paint it, live with it, nothing lasts forever. It's your choice what looks feels good to you?

Rhino lining will take gravel well, sound deadning should be from the inside of your car/dynamat$$$

[kevinanderson]

i live on gravel too. The undercoating would keep you from getting star chips from the rocks hitting under the fenders.

[55 Fargo]

I'd like some input on whether or not is is beneficial or a pain to apply that rubber undercoating to inner wheel wells, frame, etc. I'm using Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black for a finish all around and did see some of the rubber stuff from the factory when I was stripping things down.

However. . .

I live on gravel and have to drive about three miles to blacktop. The rubber coating would protect things down there and sound deaden the car, but what a mess to get off if I ever needed to!

Does it really sound deaden the inner fender wells that much?

How much should one apply? Total covering of the metal?

I'd appreciate any views on this or those who have tried it. Thanks.

Hi Bingster. I also have almost 3 miles to gravel, It has been my experience that the gravel and dust do not really hit the frame a lot, or the floor, it's the wheel wells, along the rocker areas, and the frame and floor mounts that get the gravel hitting and sticking when it's wet.

Do they dust control your entire road, at my place they only do the frontages of the yard sites where people live, so in my case there is only about 10 houses down the 3 miles, maybe 1/4 of the 3 miles gets dust control, so the rest does not, and it is a real dust bowl a lot of the time.

I see no problem in using rubberized undercoatney in the wheel wells, and any areas that get hit with the gravel and dust. Prep metal Primer, use a quality undercoat, and then paint over this with your highquality paint you have mentioned...............Fred

[claybill]

i used rubber pick-up bed coating. painted the fender wells 2 coats with it..STIR IT UP GOOD AND OFTEN..did it all for 42 bucks, i gal...walmart.

it has rubber parts in the paint..good, easy and affordable.

bill

[n1gzd_plymouth]

I really hate that rubber undercoating. Several of my cars have it and it is a pain in the neckto remove if you need to. Not only that but it catches on fire easily.

I would just stick with a good paint and touch (extreme chassis black, por15, rustoleum or whatever) it up if you need to.

Rebecca

[JIPJOBXX]

How about just plain undercoating? I used that on my Dodge and it looks good and hids alot of imprefection. Jon

[55 Fargo]

How about just plain undercoating? I used that on my Dodge and it looks good and hids alot of imprefection. Jon

Now Jon, your supposed to use the "undercoating for the underside of the car, not as body filler to hide "imperfections...................LOL:D

[Frank Elder]

Is'nt that what underCoatney is for?