The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Fiberglass question....

I know I'll probably get hammered for asking this, but a friend fiber glassed his floorboards right over the rot...inside and out. I was thinking that this could be a temporary fix until I can get around to welding in some floor pans. So many irons in the fire, just thinking about taking one out easier...be gentle with the replies 8-)

even the correct resin [there's one meant for application to steel] won't stick to rust for long - keep in mind as well that the floors are structural - not worth the cost and hassle, and it wouldn't save money or time

as said in another thread, 'if you don't have the time to do it right, when ya gonna have the time to do it over?'

Bill

As red58 said, Its a temporary fix and it'll be just that much more work to grind all the fiberglass out along w/the rusted floors when "your friend" goes to fix it right.
But,,yeah, it will hold for a while if youre lookin to keep the road noise and exhaust fumes out.

Don't forget the health hazard you'll face when it's time to remove the glass & do the job properly. Unless the bond is totally gone & the glass peals off clean you'll have to cut and/or grind it off which will put LOTS of glass fibers into the air you're breating. If you decide to go that way be sure to wear a good dust mask when you abrade the glass.

Thanks guys, I've decided to just wait and do it right...better to do it right once than having to do it twice.

if you want somthing temp take a hotwater heater metal jacket and cut it up form it and use metal screws and caulking it works good to keep the rain off your feet

now there is an idea...that won't be hard to take out when its that time either...now all I have to do is convince the wife to go without hotwater!!

Now you're talkin'!

You can use fiberglass fabric to patch the floor pan. I don't know how far gone yours is, but the pan in my truck was rusted through in the front corners and along the leading edge under the pedals. I ground it back to bright metal, then coated it with POR-15. Then I painted on fiberglass fabric over the holes with POR Patch (I think). It's been 5 years and it's still hard as rock. In my case there was no structural issue, more cosmetic plus I wanted to stop the rusting. So far, so good.