Wait an hour for the mixture to dry.
Patching holes in van floor.
Repeat this process inside the vehicle.
It could be that your van is missing one of these or as mark mentioned in the comment on your question it could be missing something like a screw or something used to be screwed in there.
Having removed the bolts and rivets i was left with all these holes to patch.
It s pretty easy when you know how.
We removed an old chimney and that l.
We show every step to repair a big hole in the subfloor.
All done from the top side.
I had huge holes in the floor of my van where the seats were bolted in.
I ll go through how i did it in 5 steps.
Example of holes in the van floor.
Ever since i got the van i talked about fixing the rust.
Press the patch into the hole firmly.
Use your fingers to flatten and smooth the patch against the area of the car so it follows the contour lines of the vehicle.
Hold the patch in place with one hand and use your mig welder to tack weld all four corners of the patch on the outside of the vehicle.
Wow if someone had told me at the dealership that there were 128 holes to patch i would have probably walked.
Cars and vans tend to have holes left in the body after the production process and these are usually filled in with rubber grommits.
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Weld both inside and out.
Now you may begin welding it 2 inches at a time.
Tack weld the patch in place.
Then use your fingers to make sure it s attached to the metal all the way around the hole.
Before patching these holes i wanted to clean sand and paint all areas that were bare metal.
Alternate sides while welding to prevent the floor from warping.
This really really needed to be done.
But since i needed some help with that the rust job got pos.
How i patched small holes in the floor after we removed the plumbing from the old tub.
Like big enough my pinky fit in them.