Patching Holes In Floor Pan

One solution is to patch it up but on a badly affected car this is rarely the best solution.

Patching holes in floor pan.

However sometimes it is necessary to repair holes in the bottom of the floor pan. Floor pans are the base metal layer of a vehicle s floor that everything else rests on. Usually the pans do not rust or need repairs. 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.

This was actually suggested to me by a great bodyman in town here. For small patch panels not for whole pan. If the rust damage is extensive replacing the entire floor pan with a one piece panel is the best way. If the hole isn t too big you can do a patch repair.

Fixing the holes in the floor last updated. See all 24. This is most common for older cars. 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.

Fixing the holes in the floor symptom. There are several ways to deal with a rusty floor. Replace rusty floor panels. Cheap car floor pan fix solid overview how to.

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. 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 of the best ways to patch the holes is with fiberglass. I never bought any after market replacement patch panels or floor pans for a car.

I know because i once bought a 65 beetle that needed lots of floorpan work. 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. For a larger repair the damaged section can be replaced with a partial floor panel. The hole is covered with the fiberglass mat which is then soaked in por 15 paint and allowed to dry.

Jb weld for rust repair. Some might say i did a hac.