Floor panel problem?

BubaXj89 · Mar 25, 2008

my 89 XJ has some floor rot and I want to take some sheet metal mold it to the floor panel and clean the rust area and pop rivet and silicon the piece of sheet metal in. That is what I want to do but if any one has any suggestions on any other kind of metal I could use please let me know.

89xj · Mar 25, 2008

you can do that or buy replacement floor pans.

i forget the link for new floor pans, but if you search you will be able to find the name and link of the company that sells them.

Twicepardoned · Mar 25, 2008

Yeah they aren't too expensive... I've been trying to find a parted or 'wrecked' jeep and just pull the floor pans from it.

You could sheet metal but I' go ahead and weld it in. Rivet and silicon just seems too 'bandaid' rather than permanent.

bcmaxx · Mar 25, 2008

Old car hoods work great, so far a 86 camry and a 84 stang have been donors on my brothers 93 4dr flinstone mobile. He's been cutting and welding the patches in (big job!), If your going to pop rivet patched in go for a thinner gauge metal (easier to shape) and use urethane or seam sealer rather than silicone.

andy5569 · Mar 25, 2008

i used some old sheet metal signs and pop rivets and silicon on mine and it has been working great for about 2 years now

bcmaxx · Mar 25, 2008

andy5569 said:
i used some old sheet metal signs and pop rivets and silicon on mine and it has been working great for about 2 years now

silicone seems like a good thing to use but it will seperate from the panel surfaces sooner or later and you will no longer have a seal, use fast cure urethane (on the cheap side), or seam sealer comes in a caulking tube, or apply straight out of a 1 liter or gallon bucket, why do you think they use it from the factory? stuff it great

89Daytona · Mar 25, 2008

89xj said:
you can do that or buy replacement floor pans.

i forget the link for new floor pans, but if you search you will be able to find the name and link of the company that sells them.

http://store.shermanparts.com/cgi-bin/sherman/mgflist.htm

BubaXj89 · Apr 18, 2008

Okay well now I got floor rot right above one of my perches for my leaf springs in the back not alot but a little what kind of metal does any one sugguest I get ? I heard from one guy to try and use 26 gauge sheet metal

dopod · Apr 18, 2008

bcmaxx said:
silicone seems like a good thing to use but it will seperate from the panel surfaces sooner or later and you will no longer have a seal, use fast cure urethane (on the cheap side), or seam sealer comes in a caulking tube, or apply straight out of a 1 liter or gallon bucket, why do you think they use it from the factory? stuff it great

Where did you hear it will seperate? I used it on my floor pans last summer and it's holding up fine, and I use it at work all the time to seal up all kinds of stuff on houses, and it doesn't let loose. In fact, instead of pulling apart it flexes a lot and will hold on from what I've seen. Just my opinion.

89Daytona · Apr 18, 2008

BubaXj89 said:
Okay well now I got floor rot right above one of my perches for my leaf springs in the back not alot but a little what kind of metal does any one sugguest I get ? I heard from one guy to try and use 26 gauge sheet metal

I wouldn't use anything less than 20 gauge. 18 gauge would be best near suspension components/ high stress areas.

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