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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 08:00 PM
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I lifted my cargo carpet in my 93 and the paint is littered with small pockets of water. How would I go about getting rid of them?
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 08:07 PM
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Looks like the water is coming through tiny rust holes in the floor.Sorry
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 08:44 PM
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I'd see what scraping them with a chisel or flathead does. Maybe see what a heat gun does to them.
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 09:15 PM
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What's the other side look like ?
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 09:49 PM
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I'd see what scraping them with a chisel or flathead does. Maybe see what a heat gun does to them.
i scraped a little bit off before it got dark and it's regular metal. The water doesn't seem to be doing any harm to it. Ill hit it with a heat gun tomorrow and see what happens
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 09:50 PM
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What's the other side look like ?
if you mean the underside of the metal the gas tank is there. Though when i took it out a while back there wasn't any rust.
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Cordless telephone
i scraped a little bit off before it got dark and it's regular metal. The water doesn't seem to be doing any harm to it. Ill hit it with a heat gun tomorrow and see what happens
Well unfortunately you're gonna have to remove it all and paint it before it does rust. And obviously figure out where the water is getting in.
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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 09:58 PM
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Well unfortunately you're gonna have to remove it all and paint it before it does rust.
i haven't gotten around to painting the main floor yet so i might as well do it all in one go now lol
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i haven't gotten around to painting the main floor yet so i might as well do it all in one go now lol
I just did mine with chassis saver not too long ago and I'm about to do a topcoat with Rustoleum soon. Sanding and cleaning sucks but it's nice knowing it's all taken care of.
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Old Aug 20, 2020 | 11:57 AM
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Figured why use a heat gun when Texas is practically a huge crock pot? Got out here just a few minutes ago around 11am and the bubbles and water inside have dried up
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Old Aug 20, 2020 | 03:21 PM
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That's odd......

I'd get rid of the bubbled paint and reapply your favorite primer and top coat.....
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