prepping for carpet....

[register]

I'm removing the old rubber floor to get ready for install of carpet.(not yet purchased)
and this is what I have found surface rust, nothing to bad no holes just surface rust what would you guys do? thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated!!!!
sorry for bad picture will get better ones

Thanks

[Lattimer]

I would hit it with a rust converter and at least primer before putting the carpet down.


If my floors had looked like that I would have jumped for joy!!!

[register]

would you grind off all the rust to get to bare metal then hit with rust paint?

[Lattimer]

I'd just wire brush it, then do rust converter, then paint. Most of the converters just require no loose scale.

[big d's red67]

Originally Posted by Lattimer

I'd just wire brush it, then do rust converter, then paint. Most of the converters just require no loose scale.

x2

[Billett]

x3. Consider some sound deadener while you have nothing in there. I put FatMat and Reflectix in mine and its much quieter and warmer.

[register]

The ACC carpet that I'm looking at has mass backing would you also you sound deadener?

[Lattimer]

I think its useful to do both. I put down a paper backed asphalt type sound deadener, then jute padding and rubber flooring. Huge difference in noise compared to bare steel floor....LOL.

Rubber floor I bought sucked, so it will soon be replaced with ACC carpet.

[Billett]

I'd do both. It's not expensive unless you go with Dynamat

[KyFarm]

Originally Posted by Lattimer

Rubber floor I bought sucked, so it will soon be replaced with ACC carpet.

I'm about to buy the MIP floor from LMC. What type of rubber floor did you use?

[54belair]

In addition to all the good ideas so far-----Id go one step further. (I hate rust)

When you clean and coat the inside floor with whatever rust encapsulator you prefer-- Id also clean the under side of the flor and coat it also--sealing both sides of the metal.

Then,,, do some checking as to why the floor is rusting---is water comming in around rubber grommets on the firewall? Do you have a windshield rubber leaking?

Try to eliminate the source as well as repair the damage.

[Lattimer]

Originally Posted by KyFarm

I'm about to buy the MIP floor from LMC. What type of rubber floor did you use?

I got the one from LMC that is supposed to be the heavy duty and extend all the way to the back wall. I was not impressed.