Ned Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 underbody seal is by FAR mans best friend! that stuff is awesome! i'm re-building the starlet, and now i'm putting underbody seal EVERYWHERE! well maybe not everywhere, but most places that do not get seen from the general public, will have the stuff on it. i'm building this bugger so it wont rust out untill 2050! sorry, just thought some others needed to know this... ? maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTD Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I didnt realise wat underbody seal was, so i tried scraping it all off But now i know better haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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70MK1 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I know exactly what ya mean Doing exactly the same on the rebuild of the Capri, remove 35 yrs worth of road cr@p and underseal, rust convertor, prime and then new underseal And like yourself there aint noway I want the Capri starting to rust once all this work is done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 exactly, thats the only way to do it aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70MK1 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hell yes Do it once and do it right I dont see the point in spend top $4's on a good paint job if its only going to last a short period of time due to rust somewhere. As they say a house is only as strong as the foundations it's built on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Gonna be heavy. Or are you talking about the fisoline shit n crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Fully, heaviness shall be mad issue, if it's that black goopy crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70MK1 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Gonna be heavy. Or are you talking about the fisoline shit n crap. weights not a "big" issue with the Capri as its the tow vechile and at the end of the day I'm probably removing more than what I am putting on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scheme Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 whats the best way of removing the underseal? its some nasty lumpy shit. Im thinking i'll remove mine and redo it all as well. doesnt really needed to be painted over as blakcs fine for the wheel wells as far as im concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scheme Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 wire brush on drill would be good for this I reckon. rip that old sealer off good as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 dont remove it if you dont have to! ask WDE_BDY! he'll tell you how much of a mission it it i got mine sand blasted. and yes, it is the rubbery black rubbery stuff, its not that heavy man. used about 1L so far, and that got me the inside of the doors, front guards and 1/4 of the underbody. so 2-3 liters will do everything i want to do. weighs bugger all, if i was that worried about the weight of the car, i'd lose some weight myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70MK1 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 whats the best way of removing the underseal? its some nasty lumpy shit. Im thinking i'll remove mine and redo it all as well. doesnt really needed to be painted over as blakcs fine for the wheel wells as far as im concerned. I used a couple of methods on the Capri, sandblasting while very effective is also very messy in a confined area but the results speak for themselves with this method. Angle grinder with wirebrush type head not as good as the sandblasting and takes a bit more time and the results are pretty good. Electric Drill with wire head, mainly used' for the hard to get spots and just as effective as the angle grinder As for the wire brush, well lets just say you might be there for sometime using that method' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 dry ice works apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 update, do NOT let any of this shit drip into/close to your eye!!! trust me! it hurts to clean up crap like that around your eye with turps!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 hahahaha experience aye neil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 damn cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 how long away from gettin it painted mang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 who's mang? or did you mean man? eg me...? probably late november, early december... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 It's gangsta for man You're out of the gangsta loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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