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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 55 | Wood floor in my 51 panel is in decent shape. Might have to fix a couple of bad spots with a dutchman. Right now I am prepping the frame for paint(zero-rust) and was wondering what would be a good choice to use to seal the plywood on frame side of floor, right now some parts of floor are pretty clean and others are caked with gunk. Going to try to clean the gunk off best I can but was wondering what was a good product to help seal the wood. I don't think the zero-rust is meant for wood so I was looking for ideas for something that would help seal the moisture out and be durable, I don't want to have to do this again any time soon. Thanks | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | King Kielbasa, I used Farm and Fleet, Tractor Supply, etc, black tractor paint on the underside of the wood floor on my 49 Suburban. But I did this while I was replacing the floor and it was out of the truck so I could lay it on sawhorses and paint it using a brush. I gave it 3 heavy coats. Its been 7 years and 5200 miles and still looks new. You might find it hard to do laying on your back under your panel. Good luck on your project.
Weeds | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | Like Weeds says, plain old enamel is a good choice, as you want something with some flex. Also, overhead painting sucks. Trust me on this! I sealed the bottom of my wood floor, with that cheap ashphalt undercoating stuff. I was already done in the time it took me to try and clean the paint off my arm, that had run down the handle of the brush under my sleeve. Ugh, what a mess! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | My floor was in exceptional good shape on the bottom. While the salt eat everything else up in its former life the salt must have saved the wood.
I had cleaned it while I had the body off but dummy me did not put anything on it while it would have been easier. Sooo, I ended up putting some sealer on it after I put the body back on the frame. Like Mr.Lang says, its a pain in the caboose to do it after the fact. Two coats of sealer is all mine got...the next lucky dude can do it his way. LOL | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | Salt does prevent wood from rotting. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,168 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | After I cleaned the gunk off, I used undercoating to protect the floor. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 24 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 24 | im going to use undercoating on my new hardwood flooring,thought about just staining and clearing it but its going to be a driver so i dont think that would hold up | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 108 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 108 | I've used SMITH'S PENETRATING EPOXY. Clear, it goes on like water, spray it if you like. Very slow cure, penetrates deep into the wood until it finally hardens, then put on some top coat. I like a black marine urethane but probably enamel or anything else you like would work.
The SMITH'S eleminates any chance of dry rot, termites or anything else. I believe it is "SMITH AND CO., RICHMOND,CA" | | |
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