Inner wheel arch - original finish ?

[Dazza the Stag]

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Hi all

The wheel arches on my stag are covered in some form of protection solution. It was not applied by myself and I'm not sure what it is. What I do know is that I don't particularly like the look of it as it just always looks dirty. I have attached a photo to give you some idea.

i appreciate that protection in the area is particularly important so am interested in knowing the following

1) what was the original protection applied from the factory, if any ?
2) what have you used that no only works but looks good

I know some may think this question is a little over the top but its just one of those things I have been considering for a while

thanks

Darren

[martin]

Hi Darren, spray over it, after cleaning, with Black Waxoyl, looks very smart. That finish looks too good to be ex-factory. Martin.

[jbuckl]

1. Original underside finish was red oxide with varying thicknesses / coverage of primer & or topcoat, usually very thin!

Underseal was a dealer / aftermarket extra.

2. 3M body shultz (sp?) which comes in black..... Looks like it was done in the '70's

[Jeff]

My arches are not disimilar to that and I assumed it was a good quality underseal used. Perhaps that's why my bodywork is very good after scraping off the under seal.

I used to use Shutz a lot then spray colour on top (Celly of course)

Jeff.

[DJT]

This is what I found when I removed the underseal from mine:

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Good old red primer. The underseal came off with a ordinary heat gun and paint scraper. I found no trace of body colour.

Any slight rust was treated, then a good coating of Red Oxide:

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Seam sealed, followed by stone chip protection:

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Then 2-pack body colour:

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Ought to last a year or two now....................