floor pan rust question?

[jcal87]

Well i lifted up my carpet because i knew i had a pretty bad weather stripping leak and i found some rust not a lot really its just in one area so I'm wondering if i can just grind it down and weld the holes and then grind it off?

[ItDoRun]

Hmmm. The pitting in the toe board area looks pretty severe. If you try welding in that area, you'll blow right through it b/c it's so thin. The right way to do it is to replace it with fresh metal, but that's a call you have to make. What area are the holes in, the floor or the toe boards? I can't tell from the picture.

You could take a wire wheel to it and then paint it with Rust Bullet if you don't want to patch anything, but it's only a band-aid in my opinion. Do it right the first time and you won't have to worry about it later on.

[jcal87]

i honestly don't know what a toe board is but the holes are the white specs at the top right of the picture on the raised ridge right above the picture cut off is the pedals if that helps?

[ItDoRun]

The toe boards are the panels right above the seam sealer bead shown in your picture. Here's a picture of mine when I replaced them.

[jcal87]

here's a better pic

[dhutton]

As stated earlier you can't weld up those holes, the metal is too thin. Best thing to do is buy a front floor pan, cut it and weld it in to replace the bad areas.

Don