Never heard of them. Do you have to go back and have it reapplied? I went to Ziebart in McKeesport to have mine undercoated. My 2 trucks before this was done by them.
We had a few up armored manual transmission diesel hilux (huluxes?). On paper it sounds like an epic vehicle and it was in that they are rare as hens teeth but I used to call them the gutless wonders. 90hp, 7,500lbs and 6,000ft made for a machine that could barely get out of its own way.
Nice, yeah we just had some plates but nothing really worth while. But it made up for in lighter weight. Sounds like yours wasn't so great. It was certainly nice having a lower profile
i did cavity wwax and amsoil hd metal protect but am considering also doing a fluid film treatment at least for this year since I have a dozen cans already.
Yes you have to have it reapplied every year. The reapplication is like 1/3 the cost of the original application if I remember correctly. Everything is on their site. My girlfriend had it done a month ago on her 2022 JL.
My girlfriend had fluid film applied to her JL about a month ago. I was wanting to do the same to my JT. But I'm wondering now if it's not recommended to be cleaned can you even go mudding, on the trails, etc. Then you have caked on mud and it shouldn't be cleaned off the undercarriage?
my recommendation is if your worried about cleaning go back and read this whole thread. I used cavity wax and amsoil hd metal protect. It is more of a firm and semi-permenant solution. They both dry to a hard waxy type substance and has to be pressure washed hard to be removed so rinsing down is no problem. Fluid film on the other hand is different. Imo its more for road based vehicles as it does wash off over time itself. It stays kinda sticky and is really nasty stuff to work around. It works great based on what i have sen from others but washes off relatively easy. So if your mudding and need to power wash your underside it likely will also wash off the fluid film. the other two products I used are less likely to just wash off.
I'll admit I dread working under my truck because of the mess, but I also don't want an undercoating that hardens up and can lift off the metal. I'm not sure there is a perfect product that does it all, so you just have to pick your poison I guess.
agreed. Undercoatings can cause some serious and hidden problems. Things like POR15 or ruberized coatings or paint will never go on my vehicles. I am really happy that someone here on the forum told me about the cavity wax, for inside the frame, and the amsoil metal protectant. They are both way better than other products I have used. I think fluid film is good for those in the actual rust belt despite the mess they cause.
I have used fluid film in the past. NH oil undercoating (and similar oil+wax products) is an order of magnitude better. I should have included that after about a month it does turn more into a hard wax but also “soaks” into the metal. Fluid film does not do that and imo should only be used inside the frame and other interior cavities. Fluid film washes right off unfortunately. NH undercoating, while not recommended to be washed constantly, will stay in place unless washed weekly for a year or a strong pressure wash removes it.
