Rookie to rust

[Egm89]

Hello fellows! Well as the tittle implies, I'm a rookie when it comes to rust, well as I pulled my carpet I found what I think its surface rust.

What I'm doing right now its put a wire cup brush on my drill and start "cleaning it" till I see bare metal (or what I think its bare metal) and then clean it with alcohol Ill take better pics tom. So should keep doing the whole thing the same way? Or just where I c the bubbles?

[Dzimm]

Do it to the whole thing and go until there is no rust left at all, all bare steel is best.  It will go faster with a flap disk.  If it does go through the metal anywhere, cut and weld in new.  When you are done you will seal and paint it.  Most people will say POR15 is the best thing to use. I've never used it, but I've only ever seen people praise it. 

[Jeep Driver]

Clean it, convert it, glass it. 

 

Perfect candidate for glass, two layers, stronger than before and will not rust again. 

[Smokeyyank]

8 hours ago, Dzimm said:

Do it to the whole thing and go until there is no rust left at all, all bare steel is best.  It will go faster with a flap disk.  If it does go through the metal anywhere, cut and weld in new.  When you are done you will seal and paint it.  Most people will say POR15 is the best thing to use. I've never used it, but I've only ever seen people praise it. 

 

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[Egm89]

Yeah turns out it was much worse than expected, now I have a half a fist size hole at the back of my brake pedal.

[Egm89]

And it seems that it was caused by that foam like on the inside of the firewall.

Well I think now I have to clean it till i c healthy metal and cut it right?

[Jeep Driver]

You can still fiberglass that. 

 

I'd use 4 layers around the hole area, two layers over the entire foot well, one over the outside at the area shown in pic. 

[Smokeyyank]

3 hours ago, Jeep Driver said:

You can still fiberglass that. 

 

I'd use 4 layers around the hole area, two layers over the entire foot well, one over the outside at the area shown in pic. 

 

After working on my old K5 that someone glassed instead of using sheetmetal I'd go metal. What a frickin mess. Glass might be easier but IMHO it's a shortcut that doesn't do it right. 

 

Cut out the bad stuff. Use cardboard to make a mock up panel.  Make a patch panel out of 16-20 gauge. Spot weld it in. Put seam filler. POR15/primer to seal everything up.  

[johnj92131]

Cut it out!  Weld in fresh metal. Use seam sealer.  Your guy in TJ should be able to take care of it for a very reasonable price.

 

I still want to see your paint job in person.  May ask your guy to paint my 86 TDI Diesel.

[Egm89]

11 hours ago, Jeep Driver said:

You can still fiberglass that. 

 

I'd use 4 layers around the hole area, two layers over the entire foot well, one over the outside at the area shown in pic. 

 

I did some research on that, i think imma go with the welding route thanks!

7 hours ago, Smokeyyank said:

 

After working on my old K5 that someone glassed instead of using sheetmetal I'd go metal. What a frickin mess. Glass might be easier but IMHO it's a shortcut that doesn't do it right. 

 

Cut out the bad stuff. Use cardboard to make a mock up panel.  Make a patch panel out of 16-20 gauge. Spot weld it in. Put seam filler. POR15/primer to seal everything up.  

 

Yeah thats the route I'm taking thanks for the info man!

[Egm89]

24 minutes ago, johnj92131 said:

Cut it out!  Weld in fresh metal. Use seam sealer.  Your guy in TJ should be able to take care of it for a very reasonable price.

 

I still want to see your paint job in person.  May ask your guy to paint my 86 TDI Diesel.

 

Yeah lol, I called him today and send him the pics, he quoted me 30 bucks lol

 

Sorry man but my truck its still over there, as soon as I cross it ill call you. And probably tom ill send u a video hows that sound. You got your paint?