draper40 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Is the best option just to apply a layer of waxoyl and then a piece of chequer plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mortus Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 depends how bad it is... is there enough good metal to bolt the chequer plate to? i dont know where im going with this.... pretty much, just cover it in oil and stick some bits of metal to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
python Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 hi, how bad is it? is it only surface or can you put a hole easilly through it. if its just surface then i would get the wire brush on it then paint it with hammerite then maybe put treadpate down.. remember to look underneath too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyash Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Would be better if you could cut out the rust,and weld in a new panel in,if not a option a good rust eater might help??? Good look Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Covering it up will not make it go away, it'll just continue to rust. If it's more than surface rust that can't be cleaned back and painted, it needs cutting out and replacing to do a proper job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 did mine recently, removed the floor plates & tunnel, cut out the bad stuff under the pedals & similar place on left side, then made up some repair plates with 2mm steel sheet, must get the floor plates & their seals sorted out & fitted correctly, loads of under seal & paint covering the new steel, should be good for another 14 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 It's not unusual for 90/110's to rot away there. The pad of foam that sits between the bulkhead outrigger helps things along, and the double skin is a dirt trap too. The lower part of the footwell can be repaired without any major work though - just cut it out and weld a new plate in (single skin, but thicker metal to compensate for that) Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Almost the same area wise as I had to replace, I took the foam lump out ages ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thought i'd chuck in my 2 bits: Been going out to the truck in the mornings for the last few (wet) weeks and finding a puddle in the passenger footwell. Thought it was the door seals - and it was...to an extent! After sorting those, and replacing perished sealant elsewhere, I still had a puddle. Turns out that the bonnet gutter seal was 3 inches shorter than it needed to be, and rain water was dripping off the gutter into the engine bay on both sides - but on the passenger side it pooled up around the heater mounting brackets and after a while had simply rotted a way into the footwell. Might be a help to someone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Get a wire brush in a grinder on it, that will find what good metal's left... Before - just an ickle hole, surely? After - full extent revealed: Cut out the rubbish and weld in a good bit, or if you really can't stretch to welding, riveting in a panel (with a liberal application of seam sealer) would also work although it may look a bit naff. It's a flat bit so not too complex to make a new bit, although genuine footwell repair panels are cheap enough from Paddocks et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Nice looking bit of work there Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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