Patching Holes In Floor Pan

This is a permanent repair though it s not advisable to consider this a fix for those fred flintstone floorpans where there s more open air than sheetmetal.

Patching holes in floor pan.

Some might say i did a hac. This transforms the flexible fiberglass into a rock solid chunk of rust proof flooring. Fixing the holes in the floor symptom. Needless to say i didn t know quite how bad it was and the vast amounts of money i lavished on paying a welder to give it the patchwork quilt treatment would have.

One solution is to patch it up but on a badly affected car this is rarely the best solution. There are several ways to deal with a rusty floor. This is most common for older cars. Jb weld for rust repair.

Cheap car floor pan fix solid overview how to. Fixing the holes in the floor last updated. I never bought any after market replacement patch panels or floor pans for a car. For small patch panels not for whole pan.

The previous owner had chosen to ignore the small rust holes and just roll a coating of some sort possibly truck bed coating over the front half of the floor and called it a day. 02 13 04 05 17 pm post 391271 in response to rj ly i used it for patching some small rust holes in the floor pan and trunk of a previous car i owned. Following some quick work with a sharpie and cutoff wheel a perforated steel and bondo sandwichs littered my workspace floor. 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. The hole is covered with the fiberglass mat which is then soaked in por 15 paint and allowed to dry. Your feet get wet when you drive through a puddle you can see the road going past when you look down the battery just fell out of you car and was demolished by a kenworth rig behind you. If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way.

Replace rusty floor panels. See all 24. Usually the pans do not rust or need repairs. I know because i once bought a 65 beetle that needed lots of floorpan work.

For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel. However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan.