Underbody Coating

UNDERBODY COATING:

Underbody coating is a dense cladding applied uniformly to the undercarriage of the automobile. It is sprayed when it was clean and after it dipped into electo-diposition coating bath. It provides long term protection from corrosion to the car's underbody. It also protects the parts like internal body panels, frame rails etc which are not physically accessible, but sensitive to get corrotion. This improves long life span of the automotive. Thickness of the coating varies from 1.5-7 mm.

Difference between Before and After undercoating of the automobile:

Steps for providing underbody coating to an automobile:

• Cleaning the body
• Priming the body
• Applying underbody coating

Various kinds of underbody coatings are:

1. Rubberised underbody coating
2. Wax based underbody coating
3. Asphalt based automotive underbody coating
4. Polyurethane underbody coating

Factors that underbody coating is necessary for automobile:

• Protection aganist rust and corrosion:

The primary objective of getting underbody coating done is preventing metal components that are exposed on the bottom side of the car to damage from corrosion. You can shut out the Adverse effects of corrosion on your car by simply applying a rubberised anti-rust coating all over the belly of your car.

• Reduce NVH (Noise, Vibrations, Harness) levels:

The underbody coating’s consistency is so thick that the layer it creates absorbs all the unpleasant noises and vibrations and marginally improves the driving experience.

• Prevents paint chipping:

Running on the highway or while pacing through a city road, you will often encounter sharp gravel or any other unattended object hitting the belly of your car with high momentum. This scrapes and chips off the metal from down below. A thick layer of Underbody Coating definitely comes to aid and minimises the effects of such contacts on the body.

• Protects vital components:

Underneath a car is somewhere a lot of indispensable parts of a car are left exposed like the Engine, silencer, etc. One simply can’t afford to let these parts go bad due to rusting.

Advantages:

• Fights rust
• Absorbs noise
• Reinforcement
• Icrease in lifespan

Disadvantages:

• Coating is easily chipped under bad road conditions
• Cost is high
• Underbody coating is applied regularly due to the damages made by the obstacles on the road.