tr7driver Report post Posted June 5, 2012 What is the coating that runs along the bottom of the rocker pannel. It looks like some kind of tape. I noticed bubbles forming in mine and I'm concerned about trapped water causing the car to rust. Can anyone tell me about this material and offer any suggestions please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennisw Report post Posted June 6, 2012 This is a rubberized coating under the paint used to lessen impacts from road debris. You should not have to worry about corrosion in this area because this is one of the reason this coating is used. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beeks Report post Posted June 6, 2012 What is the coating that runs along the bottom of the rocker pannel. It looks like some kind of tape. I noticed bubbles forming in mine and I'm concerned about trapped water causing the car to rust. Can anyone tell me about this material and offer any suggestions please. Is the tape separting from the body? If water gets between the tape and the body (traps it), corrosion can start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted June 6, 2012 There are bubbles under what appears to be the tape. I can press on them and they change shape, so I don't think this is a coating. I think that they are either air or water bubbles. I'm going to take it into the shop on Thursday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennisw Report post Posted June 6, 2012 This is not tape. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted June 8, 2012 The shop confirmed that this is not tape but a sprayed on coating. They said they have never seen this before. They think moisture got under the coating and maybe the paint. It's going into the body shop in two weeks, they are going to remove the coating and repaint/recoat the rocker pannel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennisw Report post Posted June 9, 2012 This type coating has been used for more than 30 years, any shop that says they have never seen this before is one I would stay away from. I hope they meant they have never seen the coating have a bubble. This coating is extremely hard to remove, it is next to impossible to sand off. Why would you want to remove this it is there for a very good reason? I removed the coating from a 1977 Capri I owned back in 1977 only because I was doing a re-paint and after I started the removal I wished I had left it alone. This is the first time I have heard of this rubber becoming disbanded, get the affected area fixed by a good body shop and don't mess with the rest of it. You wanted good advise and this it, don't listen to anyone that does not even know about the chip coating. And leave it alone this is a premium material. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
