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Undercoating or paint interior floor?

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..what's the current condition...surface rust,floors replaced,small patches,
..original finish still presentable?
 
my car i linexed
 

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SpikeWills69 said:
Paint and dynamat or similar. If you decide to undercoat, I would look for a spray on bed liner material that doesn't get too brittle and remains somewhat pliable.
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X2. Undercoat is for under the car. Sound deadener pads, Dynamat, stuff like that for the inside.
 
You can do POR15 sand it with 400 paper and then you can paint it with what ever and then do as you please:burnout::cheers:
 
I did primer after wire wheling the floor and then Spray in Bedliner (in a can) on the floor and will soon put down insulation as well then reinstall the carpet
 
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..what's the current condition...surface rust,floors replaced,small patches,
..original finish still presentable?
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How much driving do you intend to do and in what conditions do you drive in?
Show car or go car? Speaking for myself protecting the steel for as long as I can is the goal for the long haul! PS i found it very easy to remove the original undercoating so that might be the way to go...
 
philllyc said:
How much driving do you intend to do and in what conditions do you drive in?
Show car or go car? Speaking for myself protecting the steel for as long as I can is the goal for the long haul! PS i found it very easy to remove the original undercoating so that might be the way to go...
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Not a daily driver. This is a resto play-toy and will never see salt or snow again if I can help it.
 
Clean it super great to bejesus and back, then epoxy (or moisture catalyzed primer) then body color single stage paint.
Or if on a budget, super clean and roll rustoleum on it. I agree that prep and cleanliness is key. Scuffing, scraping, degreasing, scrubbing w/ soap n hot water etc.

For acoustic dampening products:

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RustyRatRod said:
Waste your money if you want. But Lowes sells good old Rustoleum oil based paint for 27 bucks a gallon. Properly prepped and applied, it will out last you.
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Best advice here so far. :cheers:
Absolutely 100% correct Rusty, that's what i did with my car, check out my build thread. Brush it on and it looks good and will protect the floor as long as you live. It works great for suspension parts too.
Unless you are going for a concours resto. (how many of us really are?)
You'll be sorry if you use tar, it never completely hardens and it will make your interior stink of it for years to come, especially when it's hot out.
Be quiet or something similar is good for sound deadening and heat control especially if you have headers, just be forewarned, it's a ***** to remove it if you ever have to.
 

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I just went straight POR-15 when I did my floors and roof. Since it's all covered in carpet and headliner you never see it, so color didn't really matter to me. I have some extra foil back insulation under the carpets to try to help cut down some heat and noise on the cheap. Drove the car around when I bought it without carpet or headliner, amazing the difference in sound just putting those in.
 
Truck Spray in Bed liner works great and takes a beating. Most retro guys are using it for undercoating and it can be tinted to match the color of the car if you want. The whole kit is about $100 it comes with Three Qts. and the gun and all...Bill
 
The trick is to cut the oxygen off to the rust and anything that does is good. That is what stops the rust process dead in its tracks. So use what you can afford...Bill
 
My 68 had previously had carpet replaced around late 90's (previous owner). They glued carpet padding to the floorpan, then installed carpet. They car has been parked for at least 5 yrs. I pulled it all out, cleaned floorpan with lacquer thinner and painted. I used rustoleum with acrylic hardener and naptha thinner. I painted my MF-135 tractor with Tractor Supply paint, acrylic hardener and naptha. After two years it looks like the day that I painted it. I'm putting in Reflectix insulation (hillbilly Dynamat from Lowe's) and using carpet padding in the footwells. Cost is negligable. Listen to RustyRatRod!
 
I just did my floors a few days ago. I used professinal grade rubberized under coating. It will stop anything from rusting or spreading. Its about 8 bucks a can of 16oz at the parts stores or home depot. I will put some light weight sound deadener before light carpeting. I'm trying to be as light and noise friendly as I can be.

 
I'd be tempted by something like lizard skin if using headers...for the sound and heat proofing qualities.
 
Paint them then go to Lowes for a roll of insulation for $50.00 that will cover the whole car/ It is very lightweight and glues on. I used it on my roof, firewall, floor and doors. Cant beat the price and it is about 1/4" to 3/8" and is easy to work with. Another member here used it and its great, saves a lot of money to. I also know a restoration shop that uses it. Let me know if you need more info.
 
I used Lizard Skin on clean metal. One layer for heat and one layer for sound, works great. POR-15 is great also. Dynamat is great but super costly.
 
being a fair weather cruiser,those floors don't need anything.
...I'd just leave them alone.
 
Why bother having to make a decision.


Paint over the overcoat!


Then it won't stick to the carpet...
 
In the jeep world, the way we used to do the interior was sand/scuff the entire cab, wipe down with acetone (to degrease and prep) then rustoleum spray bomb primer. Let the primer set up, then roll three coats of Herculiner down... most of us never ran carpet, but even the guys that did said the herculiner made a big difference in heat and noise from the floorboards.. Never had a rust issue after that. And whatever herculiner was left over we would throw in a texture gun and spray the chassis with it. Worked great and wound up looking really nice afterwards... Just don't drive the car with no carpet and bare feet haha
 
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