Repairing underseal

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• Jan 21, 2008

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Anyone got any tips for repairing underseal, or know what the best stuff to use is?

Managed to scrape a bit of it off under one of the sills at the weekend, down to the metal so needs covering up again really. (it's a long story which involves a field, a lot of mud, the RAC and a man with a land rover).

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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Screwfix do this which is very good

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/44890/Automotive/Car-Body-Care/Under-Seal-Black-500ml

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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I'd just clean up the area and then apply some stone chip. Its all I used on the underside of my escort. I got the stuff from my local motor factors / paint specialist. Most of the stuff you buy contains waxoil. I then painted mine.

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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I'm not exactly sure what the stuff that's been scraped off is tbh. I presumed it was underseal but someone has suggested otherwise. It's like a thick rubbery material which is obviously applied to protect the underside of the car from grit and stones etc, then painted over.

Any idea exactly what it is?

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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It will be some form of rubberised underseal, you should be able to pick something up locally, it doesn't need to be the exact stuff as applied by the factory.

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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used to use this stuff yonks ago


Tetraschutz

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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Thats ok but it leaves a crackled finish if you brush it on

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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There seems to be some confusion between underseal and "stonechip paint", is it the latter which I need (and what that schutz stuff is - someone else mentioned this name)?

Steve, well the underside of the sills does have a kind of crinkly finish - do you reckon I'd be better off masking the area and spraying rather than brushing?

 

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• Jan 22, 2008

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depends what finish you want, brushing is easier. The spray stuff doesn't go that far, I never masked when I did the escort. You could try Audi - they might have something.