Rust Argh!!

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Rust Argh!!

April 02, 2006, 02:10:48 PM

well heres my issue. my trunk is never really used except to house my subs. and soon im getting ones for a good deal well i think it is. but anywho the trunk is going to turn into one huge enclosure for em. but first i gotta fix the rust that has taken resedence. here are some pix of the damage....

Now what can i do to repair these? granted i may end up hacking up 1-4th of the trunk floor but would it be alot easier to just get another floor and graft in the new floor? also heres another spot on the floor pan that needs attention but idk how to go about fixing it. take a peek...

Any and all advice is accepted and will be seriously evaluated and receved. Thank you!

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Reply #1 – April 02, 2006, 02:16:51 PM

That looks pretty bad, although a couple of those are so close-up I can't tell exactly what part of the trunk they're in...

I'd say putting in an entire new trunk floor would be a good idea, but that would also be a lot of work. Guess it's up to you.

Oh yeah, replace your trunk weatherstripping when you do that! Looks like it's been leaking pretty bad.

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Reply #2 – April 04, 2006, 03:12:19 AM

Yeah I agree totally. Find a donar car with a good truck cut out what you need. Cut out the trunk and it to accept the new panel and weld it in. Deffinately replace the trunk seal so it doesnt get worse or happen again.
Make sure when you do take out the old floor you go well into good metal ,if any is left, so it doesnt cause a problem later.

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Reply #3 – April 05, 2006, 06:16:11 PM

cut it all out and fiber glass the holes. Hey now, you are putting subs, so I assume you will have fiberglass kicking around.

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Reply #4 – April 05, 2006, 09:52:36 PM

actually im going to be using wood. but i do need to fix the rust first before i can even plan the layout of the subs.

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Reply #5 – April 06, 2006, 08:51:02 AM

dont forget to drop the tank before you start welding and grinding lol. :p

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Reply #6 – April 06, 2006, 11:58:58 AM

still, I think fiber glass would be the easy way. Dosent have to be pretty, specially under carpet and what nto.

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Reply #7 – April 06, 2006, 10:36:11 PM

well i do whanna do this right so it does last for a long time. and that means cut out the rust and put new metal in. then build the box.

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Reply #8 – April 11, 2006, 01:16:55 AM

Quote from: Cougar8775

well i do whanna do this right so it does last for a long time. and that means cut out the rust and put new metal in. then build the box.

I ran across a product called Picklex 20. What I've been reading is encouraging. It's water based, needs no special disposal methods [ you can pour it down the drain] no EPA hassles. It stops rust from comming back and once [COLOR="Red"]dry[/COLOR] the metal can be welded or painted over. I've never used it but was looking for something like it to use on my ride. Here's a site that talks about it.

http://www.hdforums.com/m_691/tm.htm

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