Last question for today - really. Undercoating - always a Faux Pas?

This may just be my drive to get her back on the road getting the best of me here, but is undercoating on the wheel wells every considered OK? The metal is solid but the paint is a bit ratty. Given that this isn't a show restoration but more of a "get her solid and somewhat shiny but not too shiny to actually use" sort of approach I was wondering exactly how badly people would look at that.

If I should just suck it up and repaint it would seem that now would be the time given that the suspension is already off.

I was wondering the same thing, but didnt bother to ask! The inside of all my fenders were pretty rusty, so I simply wire brushed them and used Zero Rust flat black paint. It does not lay on as nice as POR-15 which I used on the inside fender liner (the area behind the tires), but man, you will have to be laying on your back to see it. Also nice to know that the rust is contained in some fashion. I also wanted the the wheel well to disappear, rather than stand out with body color as a background to the wheels/tires. Just my personal preference.

Thanks John. Zero Rust is nice stuff to work with, eh? I like how it goes down on the metal.

Does anyone have pictures of body color painted wheel wells handy by chance? My car is orient red as new.

Thanks (especially for being patient with my flood of questions)!

Here ya go! You can paint it black if you want to, but I have to turn my head until my darkness goes. ;)

Heres another.

one more

"textured" undercoating is often used to hide half assed preparation ...it was also commonly used by BMC on most home market cars and causes more corrosion damage than painted surfaces ..it hardens and chips,allowing moisture to enter the chip hole and get trapped allowing rust to invisibly eat away under the undercoating.... avoid this stuff at ALL costs..

OK, OK. I'll do it right. Thanks for the pictures and cooperative kick in the pants!