Underbody Coating
UNDERBODY COATING
What is underbody coating?
Underbody coating is uniformly thick layering of rubber or paint under side of the vehicle. coating may be various types it is sprayed underside of the vehicle, it is done when vehicle is out of the dealership. Underbody coating provides protection to vehicles underside from corrosion, scratches, smaller dents.
PROCESS OF UNDERCOATING.
Remove all dirts, grease, oil, salt and chemical contaminants by washing the surface with commercial detergent, or other suitable washing method.wash it with fresh water and dry it. Remove loose paints and rust with sand paper and wire brush.then aplya 2 or 3 layers of coat after every 15 to 20 minutes gap in between layers of coating and put it for drying for some hours.
PURPOSE OF UNDERCOATING-
Purpose of underbody coating provides protection to vehicles from vorrosion,scratches,smaller dents.It also protects internal body panels,cavities those not accessible physically but prone to corrosion.
TYPES OF COATING-
1. Rubberized Underbody coating.
2. Wax based underbody coating.
3. Asphalt based automotive undercoating.
4. Polyurethane underbody coating
1.Rubberized Underbody coating-
It is ideal if you want road noise to minimum and rust or corrosion prevent.it also protect from scratch.
2.Wax based underbody coating-
Wax based coating is resistant to dampness as well as cost effective
3.Asphalt based automotive undercoating.
It takes quite some time to apply
It is most suitable for lorries, truckes, and other heavy vehicles.It gives higher level protection than rubber.
5. Polyurethane underbody coating-
It provide strong corrosion resistance and also binds metal it may be painted also.
PROS AND CONS OF UNDERBODY COATING-
PROS-
1. Corrosion resistant/fight rust
2. Absorbs noise
3. Prolonge vehicles life
4. Can be apllied to damaged areas also
5. It can be self applied
6. There are multiple methods that can be used.
CONS-
1. It is less helpful if corrosion is already exist.
2. It works best on new cars
3. Most of the vehicles make it before corrosion begins to show.
4. Third party coating might void vehicles warranty.
5. It adds weight to vehicles
6. Undercoating is not impervious to damage
7. It must be reapply to bettre result