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Old 04-30-2009, 01:00 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker View Post
you ever been to a carwash that washes the underside as well? those help I think. fuck, if you live in a northern state wehre you see salt on the road, spring for teh extra money when you buy a vehicle and get the underside coated in rhino liner or something. I aint sure if they cover frames with that shit, but I'd think it'd sure help.
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Originally Posted by Particle Man View Post
every car I've owned was undercoated. I regularly get 150,000+ miles out of each vehicle.
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Originally Posted by Rsv1000R View Post
They don't, and for the most part undercoatings barely offered anymore, mostly because it didn't seem to help all that much.

You can't wash it enough to keep it off during the winter, cause as soon as your drive it it kicks up salt again, and it does this until the spring rains wash it off the roads. As well as it's a real bitch to have your door freeze shut after you wash your car in the middle of winter.
I had my Maxima undercoated when I bought it new in 97. 12 years and 127K miles later I have zero rust. Living in MI I see American cars looking like rusted out shit boxes in less than 10 years. Undercoating and frequent under body cleanings in the winter will substantially increase the life of your vehicle.
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