I've never seen any issue with just leaving it as it. It does not seem to be an open-cell foam. I've never seen the foam rot, and I've seen a lot of these cars apart now. I HAVE seen someone very effectively cover it with duct tape. Otherwise, just about any paint would do the job. Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> wrote: > After replacing my water pump, I am now in the middle of reassembling > the engine, and soon, I'll be remounting the rear facia. In the mean > time, I have a quick question. > > While working on the back of my car, a good portion of the coating on > the rear impact absorber has sloughed right off the foam in sheets. > Does anyone know what I can spray back on, to cover the exposed > areas? Looking at it, I understand that this is to keep the foam from > rotting, by keeping water spray off of it. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/