Underbody Coating
underbody coating:
Underbody coating provides long term protection from corrosion to car's underbody. It also protects parts like internal body panels, frame rails and other inner cavities that are not physically accessible but are prone to corrosion.
Underbody coating is usually a dense cladding (often based on rubber) applied uniformly to the undercarriage of the automobile. It is normally sprayed or painted on when the car is just out of the dealership and is clean. But even if you are getting the undercoating applied after a couple of years, it’s fine too. This is because it can prevent further damage to the undercarriage
process:
Under body coating (anti rust coating) as the name suggests ,it's a coating provided to prevent rusting. Although there is a huge debate going on whether one should get this done or not? That boils down to personal considerations. Highly popular car care brand ‘3M’ gets the coating done. Coming to the steps that are carried out in under body coating process are-
- The car is hoisted on a lift and the underbody is inspected for flaws
- The under body is cleaned removing out the dirt and grease
- Critical components like silencer are covered in a film to avoid the coating from sticking to it
- Rest of the under body is spray painted evenly.
- The silencer film is removed and zinc coating is sprayed on it
- Final inspection is done to look out for flaws
- Done , the car is ready to leave the workshop
underbody coating necessary;
Ideally any additional underbody coating should be applied when the car is brand new and clean. Salt water tends to corrode cars really badly. On bad roads, flying stones and pebbles can chip off the original underbody coating and leave the metal exposed. Using an aftermarket underbody coating offer extra protection.
purpose:
The main purpose of undercoating is to check rust especially in the body components like frame rails along with other exposed metal parts. Underbody coating can also reduce wear and tear.Underbody coating provides long term protection from corrosion to car's underbody. It also protects parts like internal body panels, frame rails and other inner cavities that are not physically accessible but are prone to corrosion.