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Old May 2, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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i was wandering if anyone has came acrossed a good undercoating for the cab and box . im looking to stop rust from coming back because i dont want my work to go down the drain so i wana seal every surface possible
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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i was wandering if anyone has came acrossed a good undercoating for the cab and box . im looking to stop rust from coming back because i dont want my work to go down the drain so i wana seal every surface possible
Undercoating will SPEED UP RUST.
The only way to stop rust is cut it out or sandblast ALL the rust out.
You can slow it down by cleaning(wire wheel) then sealing it(por15, chassis saver, or the like)
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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im aware of cutting out the bad pannels but thanks where can i find some of those products
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 06:08 PM
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Alot of auto parts store sell them. Look online for them.
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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im aware of cutting out the bad pannels but thanks where can i find some of those products
Just google it.

POR15 Let me google that for you

Chassis saver Let me google that for you

Rust encapsulator Let me google that for you
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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Yeah do not do an undercoating.

My 1981 F-150 has a dealer undercoating and, it's peeling, and looks awful.
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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i used chassis saver on my frame, and im going to end up doing the underside of the cab, i have smacked the frame with hammers, sockets and everything you can imagine and that stuff wont scratch off, and looks alot better too!
 
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