Fabricating Floor Boards

I am going to fab up my own Floorboards in my new XJ. I searched and found a few threads and decided to try it.

I am going to use 16 gauge to make them.

I am debating on what kind of paint/liner to use. Right now its very cold out and we use salamanders to heat the shop. So I can not use anything that needs to set over night in warm weather.

I was thinking of just priming and painting it with normal black paint until winter is over. Any other ideas?

[FONT=&quot]I will take picture of my progress and post them up.[/FONT]

Use a good self etching primer and a quick drying metal paint and you should be fine.

what is "normal" black paint?

89xj said:

what is "normal" black paint?

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Sorry I should have said black spray paint. The cheap stuff.

I normally use it on the frame of my trucks.

Post up some pics of the process or after. Im doing the same in the next few days, my floors are rusted completely through.

Will do.

Its kind of a PITA to weld. But this is my first real time welding and my friend says its not the best to learn on.

I didn't have to replace the entire thing. I am only replacing what I have too.

I also found out most of tunnel is really bad. It looks like someone spilt something and all the paint is flaking off.

Now my passenger side is pretty bad, it was soaked in water.

Couple of light bulbs just under the repairs will keep the steel warm while curing.

It was so cold and windy last night that the shop would not stay heated. Plus it just wore me out and made me tired lol.

Maybe this sunday I will work on it.