Fixing Rusted Car Floor

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Fixing rusted car floor.

How to repair rusted metal without welding. This is most common for older cars. Cut out the rust. 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.

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. We decided instead to treat the rusty metal with por 15 and then repair the small rust holes with the epoxy putty. 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. To fix rust holes on your car you ll need to get rid of all the rust first.

Usually the pans do not rust or need repairs. One of the best ways to patch the holes is with fiberglass. This will make your vehicle look whole again and prevent the rust damage from spreading. To repair this hole correctly you must first cut away any rusted or thin metal surrounding the hole so that you have a good surface to weld a patch.

You ll also need to cut away the affected metal with a grinder or tin snips. Floor pans are the base metal layer of a vehicle s floor that everything else rests on. Check out more videos at. Once you ve cut away the metal cover the hole with a piece of wax paper and apply a mixture of.

Remove all of the paint around the hole with a wire brush attachment on your drill. However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan. Using a grinder with a cutting wheel cut away the rust or thin metal in as uniform a shape as possible so your patch looks professional.