55.2-59 Help with the bottom side of Hood - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

MD2020 · 11-30-2019, 10:28 AM

What coating or cover would you put on the underside of your hood

my56chevytruck · 11-30-2019, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MD2020

What coating or cover would you put on the underside of your hood

How much are you planning on driving your truck? I simply painted the underside the same as the entire truck, no problem. Go to GOOGLE and type in painting underside of hood and click on Eastwood's article.

_Ogre · 11-30-2019, 02:09 PM

body color paint works for most of us
don't use undercoating it will be to heavy for the springs

MD2020 · 11-30-2019, 03:40 PM

Thanks guys

Driver_WT · 12-01-2019, 11:06 PM

I cleaned the bottom of the hood with the wire wheel on my angle grinder (there was surface rust on the bottom side of the hood). Then brushed on POR 15. Then my painter painted the bottom side of the hood body color.

Wade

Marty68 · 12-04-2019, 01:47 PM

spi black epoxy.

mr48chev · 12-04-2019, 03:07 PM

As several others painted body color. If I was going for a plainer look I'd paint it inner fender black.

Mine has 120 louvers in the hood so any kind of coating would make a mess.

I had a hood one time that someone had undercoated and it was heavy. I think I ended up hauling it for scrap as it was too much trouble to clean the mess off it.

The only possible viable reason for putting any other coating on the bottom side of the hood is if you didn't want engine noise getting out what there is of it. Not too many AD truck folks are very worried about that.

11-30-2019, 10:28 AM	#1
MD2020 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Batesville,MISSISSIPPI Posts: 312	Help with the bottom side of Hood What coating or cover would you put on the underside of your hood

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_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,667	Re: Help with the bottom side of Hood body color paint works for most of us don't use undercoating it will be to heavy for the springs __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

11-30-2019, 03:40 PM	#4
MD2020 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Batesville,MISSISSIPPI Posts: 312	Re: Help with the bottom side of Hood Thanks guys

12-01-2019, 11:06 PM	#5
Driver_WT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: River John, NS Posts: 448	Re: Help with the bottom side of Hood I cleaned the bottom of the hood with the wire wheel on my angle grinder (there was surface rust on the bottom side of the hood). Then brushed on POR 15. Then my painter painted the bottom side of the hood body color. Wade __________________ 53 Chevy 3100, SBC 355, 700R4, S10 frame, Ford 8.8 rear with 4.11 gears, front disc & rear drum brakes

12-04-2019, 01:47 PM	#6
Marty68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: west coast, Wi Posts: 534	Re: Help with the bottom side of Hood spi black epoxy.

12-04-2019, 03:07 PM	#7
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,284	Re: Help with the bottom side of Hood As several others painted body color. If I was going for a plainer look I'd paint it inner fender black. Mine has 120 louvers in the hood so any kind of coating would make a mess. I had a hood one time that someone had undercoated and it was heavy. I think I ended up hauling it for scrap as it was too much trouble to clean the mess off it. The only possible viable reason for putting any other coating on the bottom side of the hood is if you didn't want engine noise getting out what there is of it. Not too many AD truck folks are very worried about that. Attached Images __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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