Repairing A Rusted Floor Pan With Fiberglass

This is most common for older cars.

Repairing a rusted floor pan with fiberglass.

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. How to repair rusted metal without welding. Other than that everything else on the pan is solid without any rust. I dont know anything about welding.

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. Usually the pans do not rust or need repairs. Floor pans are the base metal layer of a vehicle s floor that everything else rests on. Remove all of the paint around the hole with a wire brush attachment on your drill.

Typically fiberglass is used for rust repair by replacing the rusted metal and sealing the surface. For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel. Check out more videos at. One of the best ways to patch the holes is with fiberglass.

If the hole isn t too big you can do a patch repair. However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan. Replace rusty floor panels. Fiberglass fender flares or an.

To fix rust holes on your car you ll need to get rid of all the rust first. If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way. Fiberglass rust repairs are easily available at all local auto body supply store. Once you ve cut away the metal cover the hole with a piece of wax paper and apply a mixture of fiberglass filler and hardener.

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. 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 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.