• Hi Guest!
    If you appreciate British Car Forum and our 25 years of supporting British car enthusiasts with technical and anicdotal information, collected from our thousands of great members, please support us with a low-cost subscription. You can become a supporting member for less than the dues of most car clubs.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

Wheelwell anit-chip paint product

Share this page

AUSMHLY

AUSMHLY

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Hello all. I am looking for a product, that will be applied under the final color in the wheelwell, that will help keep the paint from chipping.

Maybe these two products? Dynamat Dynashield or Cascade VB-1S pro vblok quiet-kote. Here is the link:

https://www.mainstreet-audio.com/thestore/DLIQ.html

Am I on the right track?

Thak you, <font color="blue"> </font> Roger
 
[ QUOTE ]
I am looking for a product, that will be applied under the final color in the wheelwell, that will help keep the paint from chipping.

[/ QUOTE ]

Wouldn't it be better to apply a clear chip guard over the paint to protect it? My thinking on this is that the paint is fairly brittle and when you put a flexible layer below it, the impact of a rock/pebble will flex the top coat and it will still crack. With a flexible clear over the paint, the rock impact will be asborbed before reaching the paint. Anyway, just my opinion and I will talk some paint experts I know to see what they think.

Cheers,
John
 
Hi John, Any product, on top, under, included in the paint, what ever is best. Just started the research. End result, is to have as little chipping as possible. John, thank you, Roger.
 
I agree that painting a chip protector over the top-coat may be a better option. There are numerous textured options and you may wish to discuss with your paint supplier what they have available. They'll know what local body shops use and what seems to work best. If you decide you don't want a textured surface, I believe places like Eastwood sell (or sold) a clear protective tape to apply to surfaces like front the front valence.
 
Here's something that I've recently gotten onto: Fusor #805 wheelhouse coating. I have been using it for matching the undercoating on some BMWs I've been repairing.

I do plan to do my Healey's wheelwells though; I took it through the neighborhood and the din of the pebbles was annoying, to say the least!

This product does need to be topcoated, but as John indirectly implies, a flexitive could be added. Likewise to a clearcoat, if desired.

dwm_224.jpg


dwm_226.jpg
 
I suppose it would be a public service for me to show what the product looks like!

The texture can be varied greatly through atomization. By varying the feed rate and air flow/pressure, you can lay out a "bead" to a relatively flat pattern.

I use something in the middle...

dwm_216.jpg


dwm_219.jpg


dwm_240.jpg
 
[ QUOTE ]
Where do you get Fusor #805?
Looks nice.

[/ QUOTE ]
I get it from my local automotive (paint) finish supplier.

I found these two (2) by plugging in my old Breaux Bridge, La. zip code:

Company: Lashley Supply Company
Phone: 318-448-0271
Fax: 318-448-8769
2030 Rapieds Avenue
Alexandria, LA 71301


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Company: Keystone Automotive
Phone: 225-273-6441
Fax: 225-273-4443
11614 Richcroft Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70814

Here's their website: https://www.lord.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1144&pid=5
 
Just read an article in "Auto Restorer" magazine (December 2004) on this very subject. The name of the article is "Coating and Sound Control." The product their advising on is called "Total Coat" and can be purchased from Eastwood, for one, other sources are available. Comes with it's own gun for application. They suggest buying all 3 (Total coat, sound control, and sound control premium) and applying in various places where protection is needed. The product can be painted over body color and still offers good rust protection as well as sound protection. It's hard enough to be used in wheel wells. Not sure about chipping though. Strange we're talking about this when, the cars left the factory with only paint in the wheel wells and minimally elsewhere.
Most Healey's I've seen will probably out last the original 40 year old cars. Which overstates the realization that we are merely caretakers of these classics.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif
 
That Fusor coating looks great. I'll keep it in mind for my next restoration. Thanks!
 
Back
Top