Undercoating Questions, Ziebart/Rusty Jones, etc Options

[turtleman]

Those of you who have done complete restorations might be best able to answer some of my questions.

I was wondering if anyone had experience removing a Ziebart undercoating from a car and how much rust was present under that coating? My floorpan appears very solid and rust free, however, I am aware that on occasions moisture can form between poorly bonded rustproofing and there can be much rust under the undercoating.

I assume that cars that were rustproofed at the dealer when they were new might have had a better chance of having betterbonding of their undercoating than cars where the undercoating was applied at a later date when dirt and grease might have made the bonding poor.

I am interested in knowing if anyone had a car that had Ziebart rustproofing that turned out to be relatively free of rust when they removed the undercoating?

Also out of curiosity, I wondered about anyone who had a Rusty Jones undercoating how their car looked after removing the undercoating?

I sure would hate to remove all my uindercoating if it is actuially working and still effective, which appears it is.

I appreaciate any discussion on this topic.

Chip

[MecGen]

Hey Dude

If you're looking for a strait answer, you won't get one.

I have used the undercoating on many cars and yes even a 914. It is widely used in the "used car" market to hide Eastern trade marks.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) Its a good reliable product for what it was designed for...Quick/easy applications for the gross retail market.
Problem with collecting this type of data is, take me for example : I get a car that is 20+ years old, the Zbt was probably applyed only 10 years back, over the rust and dirt etc...Who knows how it looked before?. Impossible to tell how well it worked. It a Preservation (sp) product, not a restoration product.
For a restoration, there are soooo many awsome stuff on the market disigned and produced for this exact application, Ziebart falls to the wasteside.
How did it hold up on my 914...I tell you when I stripp the underbelly in a couple years, I'm going for the Colord bed liner with the POR15 line.
This what I did on the inside
My Tub

Good luck with it, keep us informed on how it turns out..
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later