Subframe under body , What to use ?

Harko · Post by **Harko** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:22 am

Subframe under body , What to use ?

Hi all ,Ive just finished repairing my subframe and will be looking at painting the underside this saturday but Im not sure what the best product is .

Ive done a search with no luck and Im currently working 14-15hrs a day which gives me no time to search through topics .

If anyone has a link or a product please .

ekdave1962 · Post by **ekdave1962** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:41 am

see roscos paint tips by the sounds of por 15 is the way to go

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Thu May 07, 2009 4:01 pm

At about $60 for 500 ml it can be expensive, but worth every cent, tough as! Trev

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minifb · Post by **minifb** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:46 pm

What i highly recomend and have used countless times is Chalk board paint

Sorry Harko i couldnt help myself..

Cheers Mark

Post by **Blacky** » Thu May 07, 2009 6:57 pm

My father in law is a panelbeater and they use paving paint. Its as cheap as chips , tough as nails and you can spray it on half an inch thick

I have used it on a few cars now and it works a treat.

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:28 pm

Blacky does it have any issues with bonding to the previous paint, or painting over it down the track ?

Post by **Blacky** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:53 pm

I have never had any trouble with it sticking to old paint , havent tried to paint over it so I dunno about that - once its painted why would you need to do it again in something else ?

Harko · Post by **Harko** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:26 am

Thanks , Yeah the POR15 bothers me because its bonded in the grain very well so to speak , then if it gets damaged at all by say a rock thrown at it off the tyre it will split and actually hold water under the paint against the urface and actually causing rust , awesome stuff on the right application though.
Paving paint sounds OK but not sure yet .
I was realy after something that sound deadens the area from road noise aswell .

Blacky what happens to paving paint when its stone chipped ? Id imagine nothing because of its bonding powers .

Post by **Blacky** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:26 am

Harko wrote: Blacky what happens to paving paint when its stone chipped ? Id imagine nothing because of its bonding powers .

Dunno Harko - I dont really take that much notice of whats going on under there to be honest. I never keep a car long enough to know the long term durability of paving paint.

If you are looking for sound deadener then body schutz (a 3M product ) works pretty good - I painted the underneath of a 1 tonner I built in it and the overspray on the floor of the shed was still there years later, couldnt get it off without resorting to nuclear weapons !

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:36 pm

Harko, I used underbody deadner then left it for a few days and applied a 2 pack called "Ameron Amerlok". We use this in alloy boats for "non-slip" areas, sticks lick shit to a blanket and as slightly rubberized (very slighty, tough as nails) so it can take the knocks and stone chips for that matter.

Here is a pic of the under body with the "Ameron Amerlok" finish (Torrie frontend in straight 2 pack gloss), hope it helps..... reasonably priced too.

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:36 pm

minifbvan wrote:What i highly recomend and have used countless times is Chalk board paint

Thats so every time you break down you can get underneath and write down the number of times you need a tow.

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:41 pm

Harko, Wurth make a pretty good body deadener, rubberized as well. But its expensive.
and I have seen (but not used myself) Amerlok which Gary has used, is a similar product but not as rubbery.