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im debating whether or not to fix my floors this weekend but it might be a bigger project then im already anticipating, but where do you get the floor resin sealer to seal up all my patches

i will be welding in the patches i would like the sealer for over the welds

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I used a welded. Typically the best way to do it.
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
I used a welded. Typically the best way to do it.

what?
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weld in the patches instead of using resin
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
I used a welded. Typically the best way to do it.
I used a welder. Typically the best way to do it.
Didn't realize it wasthat difficult to understand. I mean, I hate auto correct, but it was ONE letter off!!!
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
I used a welder. Typically the best way to do it.
Didn't realize it wasthat difficult to understand. I mean, I hate auto correct, but it was ONE letter off!!!
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depending on how bad parts of the floor are and how big the patches are I would just use roof cement sheet metal and pop rivets.
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Originally Posted by Demolition_x
depending on how bad parts of the floor are and how big the patches are I would just use roof cement sheet metal and pop rivets.
Lots of people have tried the same or a similar ''fix'' and it doesn't last long.

Welding is really the ideal way to fix this.

I did mine with a cheap Harbor Freight welder.
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Lots of people have tried the same or a similar ''fix'' and it doesn't last long.

Welding is really the ideal way to fix this.

I did mine with a cheap Harbor Freight welder.
What doesn't last?
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Originally Posted by Demolition_x
What doesn't last?
pop rivets and sheet metal... its what he was replying to.. thats what this ^^^ box is for.
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Originally Posted by Demolition_x
What doesn't last?
The rivets and such.

If it were me id weld and paint or bedline. Leave less for dirt and moisture to get trapped in.
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i am welding the patches in but i would also like to cover the welds with the resin sealer sorry i probably should have said i was welding them
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Originally Posted by lolz_jeep
i am welding the patches in but i would also like to cover the welds with the resin sealer sorry i probably should have said i was welding them
Why resin and not high durability paint or bedliner?
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Why resin and not high durability paint or bedliner?
i don't know maybe im just retarded. the carpets garbage so i think im just gonna get like a roll on bed liner or something so when i get it dirty ill just take the seats out and hose it out
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My buddy and I fit mine in and welded some of it in. Then the next day I fully welded and threw some sealer on the seams and Herculined the floor, top and bottom. There are a bunch of pics in my build thread if you want to see how it came out.

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