wheel wells?
08-14-2004, 01:11 AM
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wheel wells?
im restoring my car to 'show' condition. what do you guys recomend to use for the wheel wells? i think that the undercoating stuff is pretty ugly.......and painting it would chip and look pretty ugly if i drive it down the road. is there any product which is good for that area? i have heard people rhino line it, but ive also heard that stuff gets pretty think...so dunno if that would work or not
08-14-2004, 03:04 PM
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Undercoating is the closest thing to how it was from the factory. Just use the stuff that they have in cans at any auto parts store. To make it look nice and shiney for shows just spray some foaming tire black on the wells. Good as new. 
08-14-2004, 06:26 PM
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My 2 cents - use POR-15. You can get it in gloss or semi. Won't chip, and will keep them from ever rusting. I've used the stuff on rear axles and sway bars with excellent results.
08-15-2004, 10:30 AM
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Originally posted by miamivice
yeah i was thinking of painting on POR-15...however, am i gonna see a lot of brush marks after its painted on and dry?
yeah i was thinking of painting on POR-15...however, am i gonna see a lot of brush marks after its painted on and dry?
The por15 I used was a semigloss. It's way to shiney IMO. Plus, the rubberized undercoating makes the wheel wells smoother and you don't notice every minor detail in them.
08-15-2004, 01:25 PM
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Dirtbkr3r is right, you won't see any brush marks - even with a cheap brush. The stuff just smoothes itself out. I try to use a fairly decent brush, tho. POR-15 has to go on THIN, or it'll run like crazy. When I use 20 cent brushes, the bristles pull out and get stuck in the paint.
If you've never used it before, I would practice on something like the sway bar to get the feel for how it goes on, and the gloss level. If it's too glossy, you can always overcoat it flat with a spray can before it sets up completely. After it sets up, you need to sand it, or use their primer.
BTW - POR-15 is U.V. sensitive, and will break down over time if left exposed to direct sunlight. Eastwood makes a similiar product that is not U.V. snensitive. Here's the link
http://www.eastwood.com/jump.jsp?ite...ORY&itemID=374
Take the ad with a grain of salt - they're trying to sell this to you as a replacement for POR-15
If you've never used it before, I would practice on something like the sway bar to get the feel for how it goes on, and the gloss level. If it's too glossy, you can always overcoat it flat with a spray can before it sets up completely. After it sets up, you need to sand it, or use their primer.
BTW - POR-15 is U.V. sensitive, and will break down over time if left exposed to direct sunlight. Eastwood makes a similiar product that is not U.V. snensitive. Here's the link
http://www.eastwood.com/jump.jsp?ite...ORY&itemID=374
Take the ad with a grain of salt - they're trying to sell this to you as a replacement for POR-15
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