Replacing Carpet With Rusted Floor Pan

One of the best ways to patch the holes is with fiberglass.

Replacing carpet with rusted floor pan.

A difficult decision with any restoration comes in the matter of patching a floor pan or replacing the entire floor. However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan. Patch a pan or replace a floor. This is most common for older cars.

We decided instead to treat the rusty metal with por 15 and then repair the small rust holes with the epoxy putty. To remove the old grease and waxoyl i have used bits of the old carpet and cut into rectangles sort of five by seven inches or so. For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel. Replacing floorpans is one of the most basic sheetmetal jobs there is and among the most common.

The driver side floor is not mangled but there is significant rust so we need to gut it and replace it with new pans. If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way. This goes for a cabin floor board or a trunk pan both involve the same types of labor so the rules generally apply for both. If the hole isn t too big you can do a patch repair.

There are several ways to deal with a rusty floor. The floor pan is such a large area i had to tackle it in three sections. The front where the pedals are the middle under and behind the front seats then the section under the rear seats. Correctly would be getting the floor repair kit and following the procedure in the tsb but i think you d want to cut the rust out treat it and weld the new panels in.

Among its many products the latest from por 15 is a complete floorpan restoration kit offering a combination of the classic por 15 chemicals along with a sizeable offering of the two part epoxy putty and fiberglass mat material. The problem is that these are hard to find so we will make our own. Even an otherwise rust free car will often have some swiss cheesing of the floors 40 years of wet. Replace rusty floor panels.