Bedline coat bottom or car or paint

[walter kandetzki]

Hi folks I am currently restoring my 68 beetle and I’m painting the chassis in the master series ag111 kit but I’m not sure what to do to underside of body in places like wheel wells,under spare tire well and under luggage compartment.car will be a driver be driven on highways and will be lowered as well.not sure if bedline coating bottom or just painting bottom body color will be the best options

[Evil_Fiz]

You have several options at your disposal. Prep the surface accordingly and:
- Spray the areas with black bedliner
- Spray the areas with tinted bedliner to match the color of your car
- Spray the areas with MS Silver and 3 coats of AG111
- Spray the areas with 3-4 coats of high-quality epoxy
- Spray the areas with Wurth High Build Under Seal (Similar to, if not the actual, VW OEM protection)

These options will all provide adequate protection for the areas in question.
- The bedliner products will be tougher and well-suited for the wheel wells.
--- Some people are skeptical of bedliners because they can be used to hide substandard repairs. This can be an issue at sale time.
- The MSS/AG11 combo and epoxy will offer plenty of protection and conform easily to your color scheme.
--- Fully cured epoxy is chip and chemical resistant while remaining flexible.
--- The MSS/AG111 combo is chip and chemical resistant but not as flexible as epoxy.
--- Epoxy and AG111 are easier to touch up if they experience damage.
- I don't know much about the Wurth product but I have heard good things about it.

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Emil
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