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[406Rich]

I`ve never undercoated mine, let alone wax the rear end.....! ???

[IC2]

I`ve never undercoated mine, let alone wax the rear end.....! ???

As far as waxing, I always wax my rear end, errrr differential along with all that chrome and stainless that I probably should have saved my bucks and put against a 351 rather then the 302/5.0

Randy - can you chip that stuff off? I did the '31 sedan I had that way. If not, maybe a heat gun on the shiny side (not too hot to blister the existing paint) then scrape, and afterwards mineral spirits to remove the rest. I used a few cans of spray bed liner to do my fenders - and it is plenty tough enough to withstand the CA climate. Just don't get the overspray on anything including the floor - it doesn't come off easily

[randyr]

Randy - can you chip that stuff off? I did the '31 sedan I had that way. If not, maybe a heat gun on the shiny side (not too hot to blister the existing paint) then scrape, and afterwards mineral spirits to remove the rest. I used a few cans of spray bed liner to do my fenders - and it is plenty tough enough to withstand the CA climate. Just don't get the overspray on anything including the floor - it doesn't come off easily

Well, Dave, I hope you get your rear end waxed....especially before bikini season starts....

As for my undercoating issue, I tried a heat gun on the rear fender when I was modifying the fuel door area. It worked ok but was pretty slow. Another post suggested placing one of those halogen work lights on the back side. They heat up really fast and it supposedly scrapes right off. I read somewhere else about using oven cleaner on it and let it sit over night. Someone also recommend Jasco Adhesive Remover but I haven't tried that either. Oh, I don't care about the existing paint. It's coming off anyway....

I think the biggest reasons for undercoating these cars that probably aren't going to experience much inclement weather is to try to prevent gravel starring on the fenders and for sound deadening purposes. It does help curb some road noise.

[IC2]

I do have to give you a warning about oven cleaner - that stuff can be downright dangerous. I used it for cleaning when I rebuilt a tranny some years ago - about 0200 I asked my wife to take me to the emergency room - could hardly breathe and had chest pains. Couple hours on O2, $50 from me and about $1500 from my med insurance later - no further problems and I will NEVER use oven cleaner again. A lady we knew lost most of her speaking ability after burning her vocal cords using it actually cleaning an oven.

I really like the idea of heat and scraping

[randyr]

I do have to give you a warning about oven cleaner - that stuff can be downright dangerous. I used it for cleaning when I rebuilt a tranny some years ago - about 0200 I asked my wife to take me to the emergency room - could hardly breathe and had chest pains. Couple hours on O2, $50 from me and about $1500 from my med insurance later - no further problems and I will NEVER use oven cleaner again. A lady we knew lost most of her speaking ability after burning her vocal cords using it actually cleaning an oven.

I really like the idea of heat and scraping

I had a partial can of oven cleaner I tried yesterday but I was too impatient and it did choke me up a bit so I stopped using it. Thanks for the extra warning.
I don't really like the idea of heat & scraping so much but I do like the idea of living & breathing......so I guess I'll heat & scrape!

[34_40]

Well, Dave, I hope you get your rear end waxed....especially before bikini season starts....

I think the biggest reasons for undercoating these cars that probably aren't going to experience much inclement weather is to try to prevent gravel starring on the fenders and for sound deadening purposes. It does help curb some road noise.

I take a few hours away and look where the conversation heads off to!

I was going to use the roll on bed liner under my fenders / running boards to help prevent stone damage as Randy mentions. I used a dynamat type product around the whole interior, wasn't cheap but seems to work very well!

[IC2]

I take a few hours away and look where the conversation heads off to!

Mike - ya gotta stay "in touch" with the situation

[34_40]

Mike - ya gotta stay "in touch" with the situation

UHhhhh.. I DO NOT think I'll try that!

You can stay in touch with your own... um.. differential....

Now I have to go run the snowthrower again!

[35fordcoupe]

I take a few hours away and look where the conversation heads off to!

I was going to use the roll on bed liner under my fenders / running boards to help prevent stone damage as Randy mentions. I used a dynamat type product around the whole interior, wasn't cheap but seems to work very well!

What brand did you use for the interior? Dynamat and Hushmat seem more expensive than Damplifier. I was going to give Damplifier a try.

[34_40]

What brand did you use for the interior? Dynamat and Hushmat seem more expensive than Damplifier. I was going to give Damplifier a try.

I used the summit version of dynamat/hushmat... Even made my own roller in about 5 minutes on the lathe. I did purchase some foil tape to go over the larger seams from a local hvac house. I was very happy with the results, really gives the body that "solid" sound.

[randyr]

What brand did you use for the interior? Dynamat and Hushmat seem more expensive than Damplifier. I was going to give Damplifier a try.

Hey Robert, I've heard some other guys talking about a product called B-Quiet Ultimate as a less expensive alternative to Dynamat. Here's a link to check them out http://www.b-quiet.com/ultimate.html

Randy

[IC2]

I ended up using Dynamat - simply because when I added shipping in to the price and one seller had free shipping, the price almost equalized. Is it the best? Heck most of it is made out of the same materials with maybe one with better stickum or a wee bit of difference in thickness. And shipping that stuff - can get expensive for not much coverage as it is very heavy/sq foot.

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Just looked at shipping for my replacement 185* rear springs and spacers - from two different Midwest sellers, Speedway for springs and Hoerr for the spacers, appear to be on the same 8:22PM UPS truck from Buffalo to the local distribution center. Now, let's see if they really get delivered in the snow storm tomorrow I polished up the wheels today and will do my rear end tomorrow (TCI screwups have really cost me a bunch of time as well as bucks. Time - not a big deal, bucks - painful)