Well I decided to remove the coil cover on my coil and spray some undercoat on the coil bottom. The project was going pretty smooth until...The coil slipped from the position I had it in. Things went a-flying. Coil, undercoating can and even my reading glasses. Reflexs took over and I grabbed for the coil before it hit the floor. I caught it but in do so I smeared the still hardening undercoating. A nice smooth job went too an ugly lumpy mess. So...My question is, how should I proceed on removing the undercoating before it completely hardens up? I tried to cover up the mess with a couple of extra coats but it didn't help much.
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Coil undercoating mishap
- Thread starter xwyokid
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Critterhunter
New member
Sorry to hear that. Look on the can. It probably says what to use to remove the stuff. Not sure once it's dry there is any chemical that will take it off? That stuff is meant to stand up to harsh chemicals and abuse in truck beds. Alternatively you could sand down the bad area won'ts it's dry and then re-spray paint it.
Glad you are using the stuff. I use it on all my coils and it is the bomb in terms of not messing with cleaning under coil covers and also drops some weight from the coil by a few ounces or so by not using a cover. That may not sound like a lot but a few ounces at the end of the coil adds up after a long day's hunt. I weighed my Tornado and 12x10 before and after applying about 5 coats of the stuff and it only picked up like .2 (point two) ounces of weight. Much lighter than the coil covers.
I taped up my coils top's to protect them and applied to the bottom and sides, but some paint the whole top and bottom of the coil and they look awesome. Just use painter's tape over the stickers if you want them to stay unpainted. The textured finish looks like it came from the factory.
Make sure to let the stuff dry very well between coats for several hours in a warm place like out in the hot sun. I think if you don't let it dry well and put on the next coat it will never get rock hard like it should to hold up to abuse.
Always spray some on carboard and sweep over it first to make sure no metals or minerals are in the stuff. If it sounds off or nulls then don't use it on the coil. Most are fine to use from all the testing I saw in the beach forum and such.
Glad you are using the stuff. I use it on all my coils and it is the bomb in terms of not messing with cleaning under coil covers and also drops some weight from the coil by a few ounces or so by not using a cover. That may not sound like a lot but a few ounces at the end of the coil adds up after a long day's hunt. I weighed my Tornado and 12x10 before and after applying about 5 coats of the stuff and it only picked up like .2 (point two) ounces of weight. Much lighter than the coil covers.
I taped up my coils top's to protect them and applied to the bottom and sides, but some paint the whole top and bottom of the coil and they look awesome. Just use painter's tape over the stickers if you want them to stay unpainted. The textured finish looks like it came from the factory.
Make sure to let the stuff dry very well between coats for several hours in a warm place like out in the hot sun. I think if you don't let it dry well and put on the next coat it will never get rock hard like it should to hold up to abuse.
Always spray some on carboard and sweep over it first to make sure no metals or minerals are in the stuff. If it sounds off or nulls then don't use it on the coil. Most are fine to use from all the testing I saw in the beach forum and such.
deepdiger60
New member
I tyred a bed liner on my coil once i let it dry over night and went out the next day in a field i noticed that a lot of dirt was stuck on the bottom of the coil when i got home it was very difficult to remove the dirt because the bed liner i used was gritty i guess a anti skid type didn't like it at all then i found out it was almost imposable to remove it i had to soak the coil in a gas soaked rag for a few hours and it finally scraped off , needless to say i went back to using a coil cover no biggie to remove it and clean beach or fields . Jim
your first coat should be ...what we say is a piss coat ....very light coat and let that set up before you put another coat on and so on.....slowly build your coats and not heavy coats !!!!! let each coat dry for about 4 to 5 min. Helps when you don't do it on a rainy day or a day. put it in the sun and you will not have any more problems. Now this is only when you take care of what you messed up on.first
So are you guys saying it's probably OK to place the coil in direct, hot sunlight to help the stuff set up faster? Went and got a sanding block today and hopefully in the morning I'll see if it has set up enough to sand. I hear you on the light coats. Was on my 5th coat when, "it" happened.
ozjesteroz
New member
After a few hours of scrubbing the sand the coating high spots will rub down anyway.
Save yourself the effort of sanding it back, just add another coat or two any bald spots.
Oz
Save yourself the effort of sanding it back, just add another coat or two any bald spots.
Oz