Author |
Message |
Maineshops Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2016 Posts: 29 Location: Ludlow maine
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:39 am Post subject: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
The undercoating is flaking off the thing. No rust underneath. How do you folks deal with that? Scrape and re coat? Can I get white undercoating?
What is the color coda for the blizzard white paint? It just has the normal dings and rock chips so I'll just touch it up for now. Thanks for any help Dan, up in northern Maine |
|
Back to top |
|
|
wbailey2112 Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2015 Posts: 482 Location: Grove City, OH
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Thing progress |
|
|
If you search the forum for "paint codes" you'll find that Blizzard White is L-90H. The chart also lists a number 0892 for it too. Just make sure that the previous owner did not repaint it with another color of white. My Thing is white but luckily I was able to find out before I touched anything up on it that the previous owner that had it before the fellow that I purchased it from had repainted it Toyota's Super White which is a modern color so I just went up to my local Auto Zone and bought a tube of touch up paint.
As for the floor pan rust...I hit a couple of problem areas on mine with a stiff wire brush then painted on a couple of coats of a rust neutralizer before finally spraying on some undercoating (black). I have never seen or heard of white colored undercoating.
Good luck... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ron Domeck Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1466 Location: louisville Ky
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 11:35 am Post subject: Re: Thing progress |
|
|
The white chip guard inside the fender wells and under sides of the fenders, we use SEM Pro-Tex #40820 2K chip guard. This is a gray, white rubber like coating. Comes in a kit and must be sprayed with a gun with at least a 2.0 set up. A shutz gun will also work. Is paintable. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Maineshops Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2016 Posts: 29 Location: Ludlow maine
|
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:51 am Post subject: Re: Thing progress |
|
|
Thanks for all the information folks ...Dan |
|
Back to top |
|
|
bigbussur Samba Member
Joined: January 02, 2007 Posts: 122 Location: Santa Barbara CA
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
I have had really good luck with the Monstaliner and it applies really nice. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
oldthingguy Samba Member
Joined: December 02, 2007 Posts: 146 Location: California
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
What color were the inner fenders stock? Black, body color or white like you're talking about? Thanks _________________ 73 914 2.0 - sold
63 single cab
73, 73 and 74 Thing - gone
64 notch - gone
60 23 window - gone
57 oval - gone
plus a few others I should have kept |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ron Domeck Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1466 Location: louisville Ky
|
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 9:24 am Post subject: Re: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
White chip guard with body color on top. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Maineshops Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2016 Posts: 29 Location: Ludlow maine
|
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
Inner fenders were coated with a thick material that appears to be the same color as the paint which is original blizzard white. Could be white and painted over however.
Got it running pretty good today. Had a plugged idle jet that I coulden't even see. Had to take an old guys word for it |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ron Domeck Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1466 Location: louisville Ky
|
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
That is the rubber chip guard that is real close to the white paint. Sounds like it is all original. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Maineshops Samba Member
Joined: April 23, 2016 Posts: 29 Location: Ludlow maine
|
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 5:33 am Post subject: Re: Thing progress - undercoating |
|
|
Yes all original except the engine. I replaced the engine with a new one that I had bought for another project. Dan |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|