 Wheel Well Coating, flaking off, want to show car....what to do? |
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| swm914 |
 Jun 25 2007, 10:39 AM
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My '74 has 52M original miles. I assume the undercoating which is also in the wheel wells is a rust proofing is some kind.(??)
The undercarriage coating is very intact in it's coverage, that is very little paint shows through, I suppose due to the lower miles (?). In the wheel wells however, it has about 50-60% coverage with the paint showing through in splotches. You can flake it off with your fingers it some spots and in others areas it still bonds very good. Since I'm going to show it for the first time next month, I need advice and opinions as to what to do with the wheel wells. One guy told me he'd take it off. I think I've seen pictures of really original cars and seeing the paint in the wheel wells. Then another guy told me not to do that because the paint will be unprotected, subject to chips and then rust. Before I talked to the 2nd guy I totally cleaned out one well thinking it was the CW thing to do. I thought at a show it would look better than the splotches and that show cars show the paint. Do they? Now I'm not sure what to do with the other three ( or how to redo the one I did for that matter). The 2nd guy told me to spray rubber coating on all four. How's that fly on a 914 show car? I want to keep the car as original as possible but still drive it and have fun and go to an occasional show, again for fun, but given the condition overall of the car, with a decent attempt to win something or have it be recognized in some way. What would you guys do? Feedback appreciated. |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
Jun 27 2007, 05:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
Jon,
I wouldn't direct a pressure anything into the wheelwells or the bottom of a 914. It might be helpful if you could post a pic of exactly what you're dealing with. |
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| Johny Blackstain |
 Jun 27 2007, 06:07 PM
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QUOTE(1970 Neun vierzehn @ Jun 27 2007, 07:53 PM)  Jon, I wouldn't direct a pressure anything into the wheelwells or the bottom of a 914. It might be helpful if you could post a pic of exactly what you're dealing with. I would, if I could use WD-40 instead of water (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) |
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Posts in this topic
swm914 Wheel Well Coating Jun 25 2007, 10:39 AM
Johny Blackstain :popcorn: , since I have a similar problem.
:sh... Jun 25 2007, 12:39 PM 1970 Neun vierzehn I've thought about removing the black, resilia... Jun 25 2007, 03:12 PM
swm914 I assume that you're talking about a similar s... Jun 25 2007, 05:14 PM 9146986 Interesting dilemma. I have been told from a very... Jun 25 2007, 03:14 PM 914nerd From a practical point of view, why not a more mod... Jun 25 2007, 05:48 PM Pat Garvey One thing first - Ziebart did NOT coat the F ... Jun 25 2007, 08:44 PM swm914 If I were you, I'd replace it, though with Bod... Jun 26 2007, 12:01 PM Pat Garvey
If I were you, I'd replace it, though with Bo... Jun 26 2007, 09:09 PM Johny Blackstain
BTW - about 70% of the cars I've judged, as w... Jun 26 2007, 09:43 PM 1970 Neun vierzehn Don't think for a moment that keeping wheel we... Jun 26 2007, 01:22 PM swm914 actually driving the car and being able to keep th... Jun 26 2007, 07:14 PM sendjonathanmail pat, what do you think of POR-15 on the wheelwells... Jun 27 2007, 12:54 PM sendjonathanmail lol Jun 27 2007, 06:23 PM |
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