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Hey Guys,
Last July I sprayed rubberized undercoating on the gas tank shield underneath my Escape due to there being a hairline crack in the metal. Well, the long and the short of it, I put too much on and the weight make the metal crack and expose a gap. My mechanic told me that the shield has about six holes in it and looks like swiss cheese...
Should I just leave it alone or get it replaced? He also said that the pieces of metal will continue to fall off the car as it continues to rust out. If the gas tank gets exposed, is there a chance debris/rocks can crack the actual tank? Is there another metal shield around the gas tank itself? I thought I saw another piece of metal wrapping around the plastic tank. Is this right?
Last July I sprayed rubberized undercoating on the gas tank shield underneath my Escape due to there being a hairline crack in the metal. Well, the long and the short of it, I put too much on and the weight make the metal crack and expose a gap. My mechanic told me that the shield has about six holes in it and looks like swiss cheese...
Should I just leave it alone or get it replaced? He also said that the pieces of metal will continue to fall off the car as it continues to rust out. If the gas tank gets exposed, is there a chance debris/rocks can crack the actual tank? Is there another metal shield around the gas tank itself? I thought I saw another piece of metal wrapping around the plastic tank. Is this right?