Re: ihc-digest V6 #515

["John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>]

Joel,
That's what I've always done. Haven't had to do with this Terra yet,
but probably will some day. Did it to a Dodge 4 X 4 one time and my
floor lasted longer than the truck. I do a lot with fiberglass,
because it's usually a heck of a lot easier than doing it "right". 
In gunsmithing, fiberglass has revolutionized stock bedding, scope
mounting, even barrel making, and so I got used to having supplies of
high quality epoxy around, and I use it a lot. 
John H.
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From: owner-ihc-digest@domain.elided (ihc-digest)
To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: ihc-digest V6 #515
Date: Mon, Jan 25, 1999, 4:37 PM


Binders,
     
        In my haste I may have neglected something of the perfect fix
for 
     my rusty '74 T'all floors!  Wassamatta just put fiberglass layers
over 
     the rusty floors, and seal the rust holes for good, and make it
just 
     as strong?  It'd be a piece of cake to lay in some sheet and let
the 
     resin soak around and seal the rust, and I wouldn't have to worry

     about trapped air pockets or any of that stuff.  I could just let
the 
     floors rust for another 25 years, and fix them later, huh?  I
really 
     don't want to have to weld.  That's what's been holding me up on
the 
     project truck so far.
     
        Drop me your opinions on this, and BTW I plan to make the
fiber 
     part good and thick as well as far out around the edges of the
rust.
     
        Whacha'all think?
     
     -Joel