DIY - Looking good for the long haul! (Rust protection front/rear wheel well areas)

[CrazyJerry]

Charlie,
I'm referring to anything metal really close to the coast. The salt comes in during very windy storms such as hurricanes - from the salt spray of the turbulent waters and such (or at least that's the way I understand it.) So in general, cars in Florida are not ravaged by salt, but those on the very coast can be subject to salt spray over time. A year or so there was a late 70's Buick Electra (or equivalent land-yacht) and it had very low miles for the year, had spent it's life "on the coast" as it said. From about 15 feet it looked cherry but as the close-ups came in it was a complete mess and not in the areas like we have in the northeast. It is true that US autos from that era seemed to be more prone to corrosion but other comparable models found say in the mid-west, etc do not show that level of degradation. I don't believe I saved that particular ad (pics or it didn't happen I know..)

~CrazyJerry

[debburyl]

Thanks for the post and pictures. I was wonder about undercoating my mirage myself. I asked the dealer that when I got home with my bluejellybean also I was thinking that would make it have less road noise

[CrazyJerry]

Thanks for the post and pictures. I was wonder about undercoating my mirage myself. I asked the dealer that when I got home with my bluejellybean also I was thinking that would make it have less road noise

You're welcome for the post debburyl. As I get more and more time with the Mirage, I do feel that it's worth taking care of. Thus far it has exceeded my expectations! Sound deadening with undercoating would be negligible unless you really troweled it on. I have used actual sound deadener pads on other cars with halfway decent results. There are some heavier carpet underlayments that also can help with noise. If you wait a few years maybe your hearing will go downhill as mine has - I find the car fairly quiet!
I saw a "bluejellybean" like yours on the lot. It was a much nicer blue than my Hyundai was and where mine has the white decal on the bottom, it had a rather bold orangey-red - it looked really cool! I'm watching for one to pop up around here (there's a couple of green ones, one white, one black, and two plasmas.)

~CrazyJerry

[debburyl]

[QHi crazyjerry thanks for your post.im not a spring chicken But i was thinking the undercoating at least around the wheel wells would protect the car and cut down on road noise o heres my bluejellybean UOTE=CrazyJerry;15635]You're welcome for the post debburyl. As I get more and more time with the Mirage, I do feel that it's worth taking care of. Thus far it has exceeded my expectations! Sound deadening with undercoating would be negligible unless you really troweled it on. I have used actual sound deadener pads on other cars with halfway decent results. There are some heavier carpet underlayments that also can help with noise. If you wait a few years maybe your hearing will go downhill as mine has - I find the car fairly quiet!
I saw a "bluejellybean" like yours on the lot. It was a much nicer blue than my Hyundai was and where mine has the white decal on the bottom, it had a rather bold orangey-red - it looked really cool! I'm watching for one to pop up around here (there's a couple of green ones, one white, one black, and two plasmas.)

~CrazyJerry[/QUOTE]

[CrazyJerry]

But i was thinking the undercoating at least around the wheel wells would protect the car and cut down on road noise

Just undercoating around the wheel wells wouldn't take too long at all. Make sure she's clean and mask-off what you don't want any undercoating to get on and blast away. If you do undercoat, please keep in mind that there will be some spray that escapes and will fall downward. In my case there were some black shadows in the dirt driveway afterward.

WallyWorld has a rust-o-leum brand of undercoating and it's advertised to withstand something like 16psi. Around these parts, it's about a dollar more per can than the 3M professional grade. I used the rust-o-leum brand on the front and it REALLY comes out!! It's very thick and you have to move right along with it or it will blob-up and race downward. It looked shiny when dry. Will report how it either holds up over the long haul.
Good luck if you should undercoat the bluejellybean!

~CrazyJerry

[debburyl]

[I might have a professal do it that way he can garrenty his work.i will lwt you know.QUOTE=CrazyJerry;15700]Just undercoating around the wheel wells wouldn't take too long at all. Make sure she's clean and mask-off what you don't want any undercoating to get on and blast away. If you do undercoat, please keep in mind that there will be some spray that escapes and will fall downward. In my case there were some black shadows in the dirt driveway afterward.

WallyWorld has a rust-o-leum brand of undercoating and it's advertised to withstand something like 16psi. Around these parts, it's about a dollar more per can than the 3M professional grade. I used the rust-o-leum brand on the front and it REALLY comes out!! It's very thick and you have to move right along with it or it will blob-up and race downward. It looked shiny when dry. Will report how it either holds up over the long haul.
Good luck if you should undercoat the bluejellybean!

~CrazyJerry[/QUOTE]

[m4v3r1ck]

Nicely done, I have to treat my rear brake drum as well, so this will definitely help.

[debburyl]

Nicely done, I have to treat my rear brake drum as well, so this will definitely help.

I agree! I think undercoating around the wheel Wells would protect it and cut out of the road noise

[satria_wr]

I did mine last week for the rear area. This week will be the front area. I'm using truck bead liner coating. So it also serve as a sound killer too.

[CrazyJerry]

I did mine last week for the rear area. This week will be the front area. I'm using truck bead liner coating. So it also serve as a sound killer too.

Nice!! For taking the time to do this, your Mirage will love you for years to come!!
Keep up the good work satria_wr

~CrazyJerry