Original Orange Undercoating

The Dan said:

Can anyone tell me about the orange undercoating I see on 65-66 Mustangs? Like, do they still make it and is it worth doing, or is the black rubberized more durable.

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Its just ordinary red oxide primer... you can get it anywhere.

I spent 2 1/2 weeks with my '66 on jackstands and me on my back with a sandblaster cleaning the bottom of my car. I washed it and primed it (I used self etching on the bare metal), but didn't like the original look. I ended up painting it satin black. Black rubberized undercoating would be more durable and would deaden some of the road noise. Its your choice, but before you can apply the primer, you'll need to strip all that undercoating off, else it will just peal & flake off.

Good luck!

If you are going to the trouble of stripping the entire underbody, woundnt POR15 on the bare metal be a good investment? After all you could always coat that with whatever you want for an original or custom look or a por15 chasis topcoat

XeonTux said:

If you are going to the trouble of stripping the entire underbody, woundnt POR15 on the bare metal be a good investment? After all you could always coat that with whatever you want for an original or custom look or a por15 chasis topcoat

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My thoughts too.

por-15 would be better. also if you want a colored undercoat, have the undercarrage shot with rhino liner. it can be custom colored and would be more durable and lighter than normal undercoating.