<VV> Floor pans

[Larry Forman]

Hi Keith,
I have not done floors and would look at alternatives.  Check out POR-15 at 
www.por-15.com  This stuff is awesome and they have a floor pan repair 
kit.  It would be MUCH faster, cheaper and I think better in the long run 
to repair versus replacing the floor pans especially when you only have a 
couple of small holes in the floors .  I just repaired some rusted out 
windshield areas where there were holes through the lower sections.  One 
club member welds these up, but I just used a little POR-15 and the 
fiberglass mesh to form some substance.  He was amazed.  In a couple of 
hours, it was repaired and will NEVER rust out again, since the POR-15 is 
impervious to moisture and will seal the steel and prevent the rust from 
forming.

For the floor pans, a little POR-15 combined with the fiberglass mesh and 
it will be good as new.  They also have POR Putty which is POR-15 in a 
putty consistency.  When it hardens, it is rock hard.  You can fill holes 
with that also, but using the mesh provides a more secure base.

POR-15 is really awesome stuff.  Once it hardens, you have a finish that is 
impervious to rust and moisture and you can barely scratch it with a 
knife.  It is really hard stuff.   Just be sure to follow all the 
directions carefully and use the metal prep they recommend.  After that, it 
will adhere well even over rusty panels.  Use gloves since it will not come 
off hands.  Use plastic sheet on the can tops since you will NEVER get it 
off if the POR-15 seals the lid on.

Larry

At 11:32 PM 3/21/2004 -0500, Keith Wells wrote:
>Hi folks,
>  I need new floors. Any
>experience with the pre-formed panels from Clarks? I have never
>welded in floor pans before and dont know how to go about cutting
>out the old floors, esp at the attachment to the frame rails at the
>front and rear. Also, I have rust out at the dog leg on the
>rear frame rail (incorrect terminology for a unibody, but I think
>you understand what I mean). Any experience in repairing this? The
>rest of this car is solid, with good rockers etc..  Just has small
>holes in the floor and that one worrisome spot in the dog leg at the
>rearwas inspected and tagged when I bought it and unbelievably being
>driven around townThanks so much for your thoughts
>Keith Wells