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Offline dakrisnit

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Undercoating
« on: November 04, 2012, 11:09:36 PM »
Was undercoating a factory item or was it a dealer add-on? 
Now that I've had some time with my new Eagle in the garage, I've been able to take a really good look at the underbody.  It seems to have a really good coating under it, I can't hardly find any rust under there.  I was really expecting more.
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Offline recomer

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Re: Undercoating
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2012, 08:00:37 AM »
From the sales brochures, they were factory Ziebart undercoated.
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Offline mechanic80

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Re: Undercoating
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 08:24:08 AM »
Factory undercoated as I recall.  The problem with that is over the years the undercoating has contracted and left many areas unprotected, especially evident inside the doors.
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Offline EAGLER

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Re: Undercoating
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2012, 11:28:26 AM »
i still have the original ziebart undercoting on my 1980 eagle and there is no rust on it, i repaint the undercarriage from time to time to keep the protection under any condition the whole year
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Offline BenM

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Re: Undercoating
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2012, 02:19:44 PM »
I always thought undercoating should be touched up every few years. It shrinks and chips off.
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Re: Undercoating
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2012, 08:22:42 AM »
If memory serves, AMC warranted the undercoating (rust-through guarantee) for 10 years.  Unheard of at the time for a manufacturer.
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