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Offline cuda

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undercoating
« on: March 03, 2013 - 09:04:59 PM »
My daughter bought a 2013 caravan and is undecided weather to have it under coated or not? What do you think,is is needed on the new vehicles now a days or not? We are in a dryer climate in Canada. They do plan on keeping this vehicle long term.  :feedback:




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Re: undercoating
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2013 - 09:28:45 PM »
Couldn't hurt , but if she has already driven it you may never get it clean enough now

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Re: undercoating
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013 - 08:02:56 AM »
Couldn't hurt , but if she has already driven it you may never get it clean enough now

I live in Ottawa with a very snowy wet slushy winter and I don't know a single person that chooses undercoating vs a rust proofing oil spray. Get it done in the summer so the car is as clean as possible and the metal's warmer so the oil can seep in a better. 
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Re: undercoating
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013 - 08:59:08 AM »
Oil undercoating all the way. Get it done in Sept.
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Re: undercoating
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2013 - 09:18:10 AM »
Guess I just learned something new today. I never heard of oil undercoating before.  :clueless: I think my old GMC with the rear main leak could have been considered oil undercoated then! Wish I knew about this before. I could have used it as a selling point instead of something that needed fixin!  :bigsmile:

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Re: undercoating
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013 - 10:20:40 AM »
Guess I just learned something new today. I never heard of oil undercoating before.  :clueless: I think my old GMC with the rear main leak could have been considered oil undercoated then! Wish I knew about this before. I could have used it as a selling point instead of something that needed fixin!  :bigsmile:

My challenger has developed an intake gasket leak and has managed to coat a significant portion of my firewall in oil. That must be worth an extra 1000 bucks!

Up in the frozen north oil spray is the way to go. I even opt to get the "dripless" one that kinda turns the oil spray into a bit of a sludge that sticks to the metal. Rust proofing oil that drips onto the driveway isn't doing you any good. This method looks ugly but I beleive it works better. My daily driver is a rust free 2008 Hyundai Accent hatch, I need to do everything in my power to stop this thing from rusting.
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