re finishing floors

[nathan_454]

I wasnt sure if this warrented a new post or not, but i think its progress. lol

a little back story - I recently pulled the mat out of my blazer to re route some stereo wires... well what i found was not pleasing... quite a bit of surface rust on my floors. to make a long story short... my old insulation and floormat has been chucked, my drivers seat is tore down to the raw frame, and I am cleaning up and painting the floor to slow down, if not stop the rust. here are some pics

It took about 2 hours with a scraper and misc other tools to get all the old crappy insulation off, and as you can see by the pictures, there is still some left. but it will be all cleaned before painting

I am cleaning the rust off the metal with a wire cup wheel on a grinder, then cleaning the area to be painted with some thinner and a scotchbrite pad, then a final wipe down with cleans easy and a clean rag... so far the paint seems to be adhering very well.

This is the worst of the spots. it was caused by a hole in the floorboard cause by a driveshaft letting loose.


Here is a closeup of the worst area.


here are some shots of the overall, and a little progress, im painting it in sections to make it easier on myself.




THe goop by the heater is liek tar, from the old insulation stuff.


Heres a pic of the rig. I know i know, the paint is chipping around the headlights.


Once it is painted, fatmat and new carpet will be in order.