ShadowsPapa
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- First Name
- Bill
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- Runnells, Iowa
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- '22 JTO, '23 JLU, '82 SX4, '73 P. Cardin Javelin
- Occupation
- Retired auto mechanic, frmr gov't ntwrk security admin
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WOW that guy was honest as heck. Cool.Copied from above...
I spoke with my dealership here in Iowa and also contacted a guy in Technical at Fluid Film. He was very willing to listen and go back and forth about FF and undercoating pros and cons to each. After hearing my whole story/situation, I finally asked him what he would do at the end. He said to put it plain and simple, do the undercoating at the dealership. It will be put on without being on the road and the truck will never have a better surface to protect after that. He also went on to state that I should use FF on suspension components and everywhere the undercoating was not. He said if I spray the undercoating, it will soften it and it will come off. As soon as the undercoating starts to chip and come off on its own, he said to apply FF annually all over the underside of the truck. There's also a great video on their website that shows applying FF to a truck as well. Hope this helps you guys, I know it helped me decide!
I've really never had original type undercoating flake or come off on its own in less than about 9 or 10 years. In fact, the dealer stuff on my 70 Javelin was mostly intact when I restored all the suspension and steering back in 2007 or so. That's almost 40 years. The undercoating on my Eagle (1982) was almost all intact in 2012 when I nailed a deer and ended up repainting the car.
But I agree on the suspension parts like the links and arms and things you don't want to rust but that they won't (or should not) undercoat.
They sound like a decent company with honest advice like that.
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