Repairing A Rusted Floor Pan With Fiberglass

If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way.

Repairing a rusted floor pan with fiberglass.

Floor pans are the base metal layer of a vehicle s floor that everything else rests on. This is most common for older cars. There are several ways to deal with a rusty floor. We set out to show the different ways you can fix a floor using this 1960 pontiac catalina where severe rust and rot had damaged its floorpans and trunk floor.

Fiberglass rust repairs are easily available at all local auto body supply store. 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. I dont know anything about welding. For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel.

Let the mixture dry for about an hour then pull. Replace rusty floor panels. How to repair rusted metal without welding. Typically fiberglass is used for rust repair by replacing the rusted metal and sealing the surface.

We decided instead to treat the rusty metal with por 15 and then repair the small rust holes with the epoxy putty. If the hole isn t too big you can do a patch repair. Check out more videos at. Usually the pans do not rust or need repairs.

One of the best ways to patch the holes is with fiberglass. I have an 82 camaro and the seam on the floor pan behind the driverside front seat and the seam along the rocker panel are rusted pretty bad and there is two spots about 4 to 5 inches in diameter one up by the pedals and one right in front of the seat that have pretty much rusted through. However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan. I had a major rust problem in my 1989 mitsubishi montero ls v 6 four door and thought giving glue a chance would at worst demonstrate what not to do and at best bond some new steel in place of rust with a minimum of body filler.

Remove all of the paint around the hole with a wire brush attachment on your drill. Fiberglass is a non corrosive material that can be used as reinforcement or as a repair patch on almost all surfaces including metal plastic and wood. Fiberglass fender flares or an.