Underbody protection
The underbody is the area of a vehicle most exposed to weathering and stone chipping and therefore requires long-term flexible protection against corrosion.
Challenge
- Not all components on the underbody are adequately protected against corrosion
- Stone chipping and corrosion load often varies greatly over the underbody
- Damage
to the cathodic dip coating or other passivation or
corrosion protection layers caused
by stone chipping leads to corrosion in the presence of water and salt
Solution
- Coating
of the underbody with a thick, long-term flexible protective coating that
absorbs
the
energy
of the stones.
- The material creeps into small gaps and small holes and closes them, thus forming a barrier against water and salt and preventing corrosion
- Use of an air-drying system
Damaged and corroded underbody
Damaged and corroded underbody
Benefit
- Universal and easy to use
- Lower maintenance costs and higher safety due to protection of structural integrity and components functions
- Easy re-preservation due to high compatibility with various substrates and contaminated surfaces
- Drying of the system to a film without additional energy input
Destruction of a coating such as e-coat, results in corrosion
Destruction of a coating such as e-coat, results in corrosion & protected surface thanks to self-healing material