Repairing A Rusted Floor Pan With Fiberglass

To fix rust holes on your car you ll need to get rid of all the rust first.

Repairing a rusted floor pan with fiberglass.

There are several ways to deal with a rusty floor. If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way. Remove all of the paint around the hole with a wire brush attachment on your drill. 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.

We decided instead to treat the rusty metal with por 15 and then repair the small rust holes with the epoxy putty. 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. However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan. 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.

One of the best ways to patch the holes is with fiberglass. Check out more videos at. For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel. Fiberglass fender flares or an.

Usually the pans do not rust or need repairs. 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. This is most common for older cars. Let the mixture dry for about an hour then pull.

I dont know anything about welding. If the hole isn t too big you can do a patch repair. Fiberglass rust repairs are easily available at all local auto body supply store. 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.

Replace rusty floor panels. 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. Other than that everything else on the pan is solid without any rust.