Undercoating?

[Michael7571]

Just wondering what you guys use for undercoating. Do you DIY or hire someone? I’ve heard good things about Fluid Film.

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[staying_tuned]

Krown while living in the northeast, fluid film now that we’re south. I was planning to do a DIY on shooting FF here in the next week or two, its great stuff and easy to apply plus there are a few easy things that can be done to ensure no mess. I get 2 undercarriages out of a single gallon every other year. Keeps things in great shape.

 

[Kidder]

All I can think of is the back and forth between Jerry Lundegaard and the buyer in the movie Fargo.

" Well, we've never done this before. But seeing as it's special circumstances and all, he says I can knock a hundred dollars off that Trucoat. "

 

[aaexpert]

Por-15.... FF washes out/off easily and can often require a reapply yearly, remains soft vs. harden and can be messy if you have to do any under carriage work that was sprayed.

 

[bigblue815]

I had my local line-x complete mine with Valugard 160 this week and am completely satisfied.

 

[Je1279]

I did mine myself with Blaster Surface Shield. I plan to respray it every two years.



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[Michael7571]

I had my local line-x complete mine with Valugard 160 this week and am completely satisfied.

how much did they charge? Looks amazing!

 

[mwf5888]

Same, Line-X has done my last four F150s and wife's Escapes. $279.

 

[oncechance]

Krown rust proof here. Take it in each year for application.

 

[staying_tuned]

Por-15.... FF washes out/off easily and can often require a reapply yearly, remains soft vs. harden and can be messy if you have to do any under carriage work that was sprayed.

Por-15 is incredible but requires a level of prep that unless it’s a lifetime truck, doesn’t make sense and you still can’t shoot into body and frame cavities with it. If prep is t 100% spot on, P15 will flake off. Lastly it does nothing for softer materials like loom, grommets, boots etc in fact you need to tape it off for P15 whereas FF keeps them all supple and easy to work with.

If I need to tear down an area to work on I simply pressure wash it to factory new looking, clearing away all previous FF and do the work, then I just catch it on the next bi-annual treatment.

 

[staying_tuned]

Krown rust proof here. Take it in each year for application.

Krown rocks but sadly it’s only available in the North, such a great deal to have them shoot every few years. Next best thing I’ve found is FF with the 360 wand kit.

 

[staying_tuned]

I had my local line-x complete mine with Valugard 160 this week and am completely satisfied.

This looks great, I had no idea LineX came out with an undercarriage offering. Do they do body, bed and door cavities as well?

 

[bigblue815]

This looks great, I had no idea LineX came out with an undercarriage offering. Do they do body, bed and door cavities as well?

they use a different product for the undercoating than the linex spray for the beds. But they covered the entire undercoating and door cavities with valugard 160

 

[bigblue815]

how much did they charge? Looks amazing!

It’s was $800.

 

[aaexpert]

Por-15 is incredible but requires a level of prep that unless it’s a lifetime truck, doesn’t make sense and you still can’t shoot into body and frame cavities with it. If prep is t 100% spot on, P15 will flake off. Lastly it does nothing for softer materials like loom, grommets, boots etc in fact you need to tape it off for P15 whereas FF keeps them all supple and easy to work with.

If I need to tear down an area to work on I simply pressure wash it to factory new looking, clearing away all previous FF and do the work, then I just catch it on the next bi-annual treatment.

Well I get how you are using it. However at $80k these trucks are like lifetime buys. You can spray it by diluting 5% (as it says in the directions) and using a 1.5 gun nozzle to get into any cavity and with very even coats. My shop works daily on loom, wiring, etc. and we charge extra when that gunk is in our way. We also do full detailing and hi-end custom installs so pressure washing away gunk into our clean work space areas isnt an option.

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