Had my '03 up on the hoist and noticed what looked like thick grease SPLATTERED on most of the underside & on certain aluminum suspension pieces. Upon closer inspection, we determined it was undercoating (and not shot on there that carefully either). The car came from Kansas and I was just wondering if that's standard or if it was possibly done by the DEALER? If I wipe on it with a wet towel, it seems to smear. Enlighten me please!

 

some are from dealership.... my evo has that coating all over the wheel panels as well as little here and there on the underboy...

 

My car is not undercoated.. I saw the car come off the trailer as delivered and they did not ask to do anything additional.. There are some areas that have some protection on it, but not a thick undercoating.

 

There is some cosmolene (sp?) applied at the factory, but it's not undercoating in the traditional sense. It's nasty and sticky though; just like undercoating. It's just another type of salt/rust protection.

 

All evos have it
It is to protect them from the salt water they encounter while on their boat ride over here

 

even a RS has this?

 

Ugh, I hate that grease stuff! I always get it in my hair when I'm under my car working on it. lol

 

ya I live in a desert and that stuff drips off when it gets so hot here...but its so the vehical doesn't rust out on the ship ride from Japan like previously mentioned. The quickest way to get rid off it is to wipe it away from the rear exhaust and stuff. Now, its not all over my garage floor.

 

I am wondering if this is cuasing the blemishes on the weightless white EVO's. I just read a post on that.

 

Me too!