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big boo boo happend to my car today :)( ...am devastated.

was going down a basement carpark ramp and scraped slightly on the undercarriage.

then on the way out ...i attempted the same ramp at an angle...got stuck and the rear wheels started to spin and I could hear this god awful scrape and thud.

being the idiot i am..managed to get the car in reverse and attempted the ramp again ....same deal...even tried it with some drain grills which i removed and made a platform to jack the rear a bit...car was too heavy and the steel grills didnt hold.

anyway short story....i scraped my undercarriage and the tar like stuff was scraped exposing some bare metal...also bent the metal cover on the cat. thankfully it didnt dent the chassis or any other body parts

my q is.....what is that tar like stuff on the chassis and where can i get some??? is it sold in a spray can or can i brush apply the stuff??

am really worried that the metal might rust if i leave it exposed too long.

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sorry guys...i know it sounds lame...but i really like to keep my car in immac cond.

sound proofing ....the RAC guy said it prolly was rust guard and since i work at the beach didnt want the undercarriage rusting. anyway thanks for the advice Paul I'll go to repcos 2morrow and get the stuff.

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