BuickLvr Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Well..new to this site, and have a quick question. My 65 Skylark Convertible was “rustproofed”, probably at the Dealer when new. It’s especially heavy under the hood, inner fenders, firewall, rad support...pretty much heavily coated. I’m going to be selling the car to focus on my 65 Bonneville...Sooooooo...... How important to spend countless hours removing the gunk to clean the engine compartment, or do I let the next guy do it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I vote for letting the next guy do it. Unless the rest of the car is spotless I doubt that it is worth the effort when you consider the time involved. IMHO it is much more important to be sure the car is running well, stops well, etc. Lew Bachman 1957 Thunderbird Colonial White 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickLvr Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Update...I tried to remove a tiny bit of the undercoating. Used a powerful stripper..didn’t touch it. Thus stuff is not coming off. Good News is: No rust under there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivguy Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I would say to give it an overall cleaning but I wouldn't try to remove the coating. Under hood cleaning and detailing is something that is labor intensive but something the average owner can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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