I've been using this stuff. I thin it with mineral spirits and use an undercoat spray kit to get in those hard to reach areas. Seems to coat and seal well. http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1117&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=rust+prevention Tom --- Rob Infante <RobInfante@AOL.COM> wrote: > Hi all. I just got my '87 syncro westy back from > the shop last night. Its > gorgeous! I'm very happy with the work done, even > if it was a whole lot more > than I expected when I bought it (caveat emptor). > > Anyway, so now the body is great, time to make sure > it doesn't rust away from > the bottom up. I had hoped to get it sprayed with > waxoyl but can't seem to > find anyone here in nj that does it. I have a > ziebarts right down the street > here but am hesitant to use it. What sort of > undercoating have folks here > done? Its a pretty busy place under there, I want > to make sure I get something > that penetrates well without making a mess of > everything. > > One other thing: when it was repainted pearl white, > they matched the paint > to the door jam, instead of the whiter shade it had > been. It is noticably > different from the top. After looking at some pics > I have saved it seems this may > be right, as it appears from some of the others that > their tops are whiter > too. If so I'm speculating a PO had it repainted to > match the top. Any ideas? > > regards > rob infante >
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