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Floorboard rust repair - opinions on fiberglass please. Posted by notnoel [Email] ![]() ![]() |
When I pulled by carpets and underlayment to clean-up the mess from a failed heater valve, I discovered a rusted out portion of my floorboard behind the driver's seat. A year or so a go I did a rust repair to the forward side of the driver's rear wheel well. It appears war was throwning through that rust out and accumulated in the low spot of the passenger wheel well; the spot is right whre the small rubber grommet is if you're a veteran of this type of work
I've cut it back to good metal, leaving me with a hole about 12 by 4 inches, running parallel to the long axis of the car. The hole straddles both the side and bottom of the floor pan.
I can't get an estimate to have metal welded in until tomorrow morning. I'm not really concerned about the couple of hundred bucks the shop is going to charge me - they've welded in a couple of spots on my fenders before. I am more concerned about how soon they can do it (how long I'll be without my car). I've got another car I can drive in the mean time.
So I guess what I am asking, is what are peoples opinions/experience in using fiberglass for the repair. I could do that my self tomorrow and have the vert back on the road in a day or two, but I am a little concerned about the fiberglass' durability and structural soundness in this location. Do you think it would crack when someone steps in to the rear passenger compartment, or does this type of repair hold up well?
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