That's my plan. Leaving the PPG DP74LF on the undercarriage and leaving it as is forever. Some guys do that and then use a satin clear over the epoxy but I'm going to take my chances with epoxy only and see how it goes.

 

My Belly Thread

I would get PPG Concept or OMNI matched to the red oxide and spray it with THAT. It will last foever and look factory. My factory red oxide in this thread was pretty glossy.

http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/626548-cleaning-my-belly.html

 

I vote for epoxy. My last restoration had red oxide epoxy on it's underside...the resto is 19 years old and the underside still looks great!

 

my verts underside has been just dp74lf for about 5 years now . no problems whats so ever but my car really hasn't seen a lot of driving .

 

oh i had a 79 elcamino i primered in the dp90 (black) for the hot rod black look . i had the car for some years in the 90's the epoxy held up in the sun . guy i sold it to had the car painted and said sanding it was a real p.i.t.a.

 

I just sprayed the underside of my 66 fastback in the Omni black epoxy. It tured out great, I hope it holdds up for a long time.

 

Timing for this thread was perfect - was about to do a search and create a thread if needed.

Looks like I am going to stick with my plan to paint with epoxy primer and be done with it.

Thanks!!

 

Sweet. I may try the SPI brand, it seems popular with some members on various forums due to it's color etc..

 

You will have good results with SPI products. That is all I have used in my shop since 2005.

 

My GT was sprayed with black epoxy on the underside, that's what I wanted. And that was in '06, it's holding up awesome so far.

 

+1 for leaving it at epoxy - that's what I'm planning to do. And there is NO WAY I'm spraying on bed-liner or whatever after the trouble I took to get the underside down to the metal.

 

My logic in suggestion PPG Concept or OMNI is that it's smoother and a shot with plain water and a pressure washer...and it's spotless.

 

a tip for the dp74lf , thin it a little with dt reducer , makes spraying it alot easier .

 

Looks Great



Mike, Your 66 convertible LOOKS GREAT! Are you gonna put rocker mouldings on it? All 66's had them. Well...except for GT's.

 

So, how much should I plan on it needing?
Would one quart do the bottom of the car/wheelhouses ? Would it also cover the top of the floor & transition area?

 

Bump..

Can anyone tell me how much it took to do the underside of your car? I am going to order a quart and need to know if thats enough for the underside?

 

If you only spray the underside you'll probably be ok with a quart. I bought a gallon to spray the underside, trunk, engine bay, wheel wells and other miscellaneous items. I have about 1/2 of the gallon left.

 

GET TWO QUARTS ! you'll need it

 

Thank you both!

 

I would buy 2 quarts of SPI which will give you a gallon sprayable with activator.

 

Agree here. I picked up 1 gallon of SPI Epoxy which will get me 2 spray-able gallons with which to do the entire car.