Whats under your arches

[rich a]

As above guys I have found a fields worth of muck an s*!t under the wings. My aim is to strip back to bare metal the inner wings and arches a little bit of welding an then etch prime. What would be best after that the car is black was thinking stone chip or similar hit me with your ideas cheers rich

[Andy]

for most novas its rust and rot

[rich a]

No rust here bud just wana make it look tidy and protect it

[_Jake]

Hammerite stonechip aerosol crap but ive decided thats coming off and proper underseal is going on :)

[rich a]

What r u going for im a bit stuffed as I have no compressor so brush on or pov spec rattle cans for me lol

[littlebarlow]

Ive just done mine with tetroseal undearseal in black, put it on with a brush, finish comes out well as its nice and tick, hides any nasty welding!

[chrisd1986]

Tyres and suspension

[Johnny A]

Dead animals

[scott.parker]

15" expressions.

[John]

A whole heap of standard!

[bazil]

Stuff that rumbles and rattles like fcuk over bumps, meh its still rolling so its all good,

[Alex J]

rot and rust

[BRoadGhost]

Two turtle doves

[Edd]

Gravitex and polar white

[torquey]

Mine have 3 coats of hammerrite on and then laquered. Stops rust and dirt just wipea off .

[Iain]

Mine have two layers of POR15 paint, underseal, several layers of 3M stonechip, primer and then a couple of layers of 2 pack Glacier white paint.

[millworm]

Tons of waxoyl

[rich a]

Some mixed opinions but good replys. Not sure about the turtle doves catching on but what ever floats ya boat i guess lol

[chrisd1986]

Some mixed opinions but good replys. Not sure about the turtle doves catching on but what ever floats ya boat i guess lol

Quite Suprised that no one came up with illegal immigrant's lol

[deneil_gsi2000]

Mud and rust under the front. And lots of tire smoke from under the rears,

[rich a]

Im beginning to think some people are not quite taking this seriously lol

[ocdstigy]

My neighbours cat..........oops

[Benn]

Stripped it to bare metal.
Etch primed,
Re seam sealed,
3M rubberized sealant used all over,
Primed and painted.

Old pics but you get the point.



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[therealnovaboy]

Anyone got pics of the gravitex for comparrison.

Benn is the 3M stuff like rubber, the same as the std nova underseal?

[Benn]

Yes its a rubberized sealant. You can bounce stones/sockets and spanners off it...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxStTwjCSt0

[craig green]

Anything out of a can or from the shelves of Halfords is gonna be crap.
3M Gravitex/guard for stone chip protection & baked on 2pack for colour.
Hammeriting can freshen up some dull looking arches but it's a waste of time longterm.

[craig green]

Anyone got pics of the gravitex for comparrison.

Benn is the 3M stuff like rubber, the same as the std nova underseal?
I have a sample of the 3M graviguard which has been over painted, in my eyes it's not entirely the same as the factory stuff, physically you can see that its 'set' to a harder compound than the rubbery OE product, but it's close. However I have managed to crack it away from the panel which does suggest it isnt very strongly bonded to the panel, it's an odd test that would be compared closest to the car being crumpled in a crash, but you have to question the ultimate capacity of it to resist undercar abuse from gravel etc.
I guess 3M Graviguard is the best product I've seen so far myself to do a restoration of the OE underseal. I think it is worth noting that stripping the OE underseal off to a bare floorpan & re-applying another product for the sake of just doing it is a bit silly, the OE stuff does a grand job when it's still firmly attached to it's panel. Repairing troubled areas of perished underseal & then fully painting the entire underbody would be my method with hindsight.

[Benn]

I've not used the Gravitex stuff. But the stuff i use can be used on boats(inside decks and like) as well as cars. Once it's bonded and dried its very very strong. I've not found it will easily. In fact cutting with a blade or grinder is really the only way. Jacking up on it doesn't damage it.

[Damoh]

Any idea where i can get that stuff benn?looks much nicer than black waxoyl which i normally use

[Benn]

Bodyshop suppliers should sell it, 3M's own site should.

Remember it's not cheap. Can be 15£+ a bag...