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Battery bay liner

While cleaning the bays out, the battery bay appears to be coated with some sort of protective coating. It is chipped thru in a couple of spots. I'm assuming the coating is to protect against acid fumes from the batteries. Any ideas what this is & where to get some?

Thanks,
Larry
Larry Warren
1996  U320 36' SBID "Lola" sold 2020
Build #4970
Motorcade #18318

Re: Battery bay liner

Reply #1 –
The interior surfaces are most likely Filon, a fiberglass sheet material.  You can get new material and glue it down over the old. If it has chipped up it probably doesn't hurt anything.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Battery bay liner

Reply #2 –
Roger, this looks like a pastey type of paint. Underneath is the normal fiberglass. If it didn't have a couple of ridges sticking up, I would have thought it was just black paint.

Larry
Larry Warren
1996  U320 36' SBID "Lola" sold 2020
Build #4970
Motorcade #18318

Re: Battery bay liner

Reply #3 –
Then someone painted it with something.  If you have sealed batteries you shouldn't need any coating
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN
 

Re: Battery bay liner

Reply #4 –
Quote from: ohsonew –
Roger, this looks like a pastey type of paint. Underneath is the normal fiberglass. If it didn't have a couple of ridges sticking up, I would have thought it was just black paint.
Larry

Sounds like old time asphaltum.  I used to buy it at the hardware store to paint battery trays and protect them against the acid.

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