Underbody Coating

                                                     UNDERBODY COATING

• 1. Introduction

                            Underbody coating is usually a dense cladding applied uniformly to the undercarriage of the automobile. A car under body is exposed to the most wear caused by muddy water, oversized speed breaker, potholes, on the road causes damage to the vehicle 

In India the road conditions are not good they often have surface discontinuities and the environment is such that the underbody of a car is prone to corrosion the underbody coating protects the vehicle from such situations

                        

•  Types of underbody coating

• Rubberized underbody coating
• Polyurethane underbody coating
• Wax or paraffin-based underbody coating
• Asphalt based underbody coating         

                     

•  Advantages of underbody coating

         - It minimizes the sound from below of car resulting in a noiseless and smooth driving experience

         - It insulates the interior of the car from extreme temperatures from below the vehicle providing a comfortable experience

        - protects the car from direct exposure to water 

• Disadvantages of underbody coating 

        - It increases the weight of the body 

        - It cant undo the corrosion or rust present already 

        - It works best on new cars 

• The picture above shows the condition of the underbody of the vehicle is not coated and coated