well, when i got the jeep i noticed some sagging under the passenger seat. upon further inspection my suspicions were confirmed. giant rust holes. so, i got to work.



i ripped out the carpet and cut out all the rust spots.




then took some sheet metal and began making templates and transferring the templates to the metal


then tacked the pieces in. mind you, i hate welding sheet metal.



then i stripped the interior and prepped everything for spraying the liner.


then, sprayed. i went through about a gallon and a half making the high traffic areas pretty thick. and that way i would have some left over to do my rockers and fenders.





and a little poser shot while it cured.

 

Lol I like the gear-shift condom you got when you first sprayed. Very nice though. Let us all know how everything dries and holds up

 

thanks, its been dry for a few days now and so far seems to be holding up well

 

I'm glad you actually welded that. I've seen people pop rivet, sheet metal screw, and bondo steel patches in those holes before... One of my friends almost did a complete fiberglass patch until I told him he could borrow my welder lol

If that bed liner ever gives you problems, I'd like to recommend POR-15. I used it on my trans-am restoration and I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed. Instead of forming a hard, brittle coating like most paints (don't know if bedliner is similar), it forms a hard rubber type coating and bonds at the molecular level. The only problem with POR-15 is that surface prep is the biggest factor. On bare metal, I recommend nothing short of sand blasting. I blasted an entire interior with a 15gal compressor and a $20 bucket blaster though... so don't think it's out of question.

 

I would spray bedliner on the underside too to make a true waterproof seal.
That would keep rust away for good. Much like a good undercoating.
Nice job there.

 

i actually pop riveted my last xj before i sprayed it and has to spray the liner extra thick to seal in the gaps. so welding was a must this time. most good bedliner material is going to be made from a polyurethane type chemical, so its more flexable and plyable.

 

thanks, i considered that. and i may actually do that whenever the time comes that i will be pulling the motor and trans out.