Weird coating under car?
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Weird coating under car?
I have a weird coating in the wheel wells and underneath my TSX. The previous owner lived in Michigan, so I know this is some sort of rust prevention coating. Did Acura apply this coating? How can I tell if it was for prevention or to cover up something existing? Thanks for any input.
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What does it look like? Anything like this?
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Ya it does. I also emailed the dealership I bought the car from. They said it was applied to it from the factory or from the dealer in Michigan. I have never seen that before.
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Yes, some of these sprays also supposedly reduce road noise as well.
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I took a screwdriver to the coating and was able to scrape some off. I picked three random spots and saw no rust. I just want to make sure this coating is not to cover up existing rust.
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I just checked the Carfax and when the dealership in Michigan bought it originally it had paint sealant/fabric guard installed. That must be the coating that is underneath my car, correct?
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The black thick stuff you have is probably the factory sprayed undercoating. I have it on my car.
When I put my car on a lift to inspect the underneath and to to my own rustproofing, I noticed that the factory had already sprayed it, but it was a rough spray, even some plastic parts were covered (including overspray on the oil filter!)
(My own rustproofing includes buying a few cans of "rubberized undercoating", removing protective plastics etc from under the car and spraying as much metal as possible. I used 3 cans at 10$ a can, so quite cheap. But you need access to a lift!)
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