Fiberglass floor pan

[dotdat]

<img src="http://www.Photoshed.net/is.php?i=31704&img=720d_2_004.jpg" border="0">

 

Hope this pic crap is working out.

 

I fiberglassed both floor pans using por15 and three layers of medium weight bi-directional fiberglass. It turned out great. Nice and strong and RUST PROOF. I do not recommend this to any one new to working with glass. I like fiber glass, but it's damn messy to work with. This was done in 50 degree shop temp and took about 24 hrs. to fully cure. Full strength takes about 48 hrs.

[dotdat]

<img src="http://www.Photoshed.net/is.php?i=31698&img=datsun_620_002..jpg" border="0">

 

This is the floor before the por15 and glass.

[420n620]

just so you know, fiber glassing does NOT bond to metal very well and won't seal out the water once the glass breaks away from the metal. Should of welded in new metal panel to save $$$ and time. Unless you got lots of $$ and time to waste. just saying.

 

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here's a link so you can post your pic's on the form.

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/691-how-to-post-pictures-and-keep-online-photo-albums/

[dotdat]

On the contrary..... This is Not ordinary glassing. It is approved by the makers of POR15 which bonds very well to preped metal. Yes, you are correct that ORDINARY glassing in time would seperate and would not be a good fix. The key is POR-15.

[420n620]

so what is this POR15 fiberglass product part #, would like to read up on it.

[dotdat]

It's the regular por15 and it states right on the side of the can that is can be used in 'glassing.

[420n620]

so what is this POR15 fiberglass product part #, would like to read up on it.

It's the regular por15 and it states right on the side of the can that is can be used in 'glassing.

awww, the new and improved fiberglass. < jk. still have a hard time believing glass and metal bond well together. lol

ok, so what is the POR15 product part #.

[dotdat]

Could not find a product part #. Go to por15.com They have a good rundown. Product is called POR 15 Rust preventative paint.

[420n620]

Could not find a product part #. Go to por15.com They have a good rundown. Product is called POR 15 Rust preventative paint.

thanks, did you use a matting or is this just a preventative paint.

[dotdat]

Matting? I assume you mean "fiberglass matting". One coat of por15 applied to preped floor pan. Next one layer of 'glass. Stippled down and followed with another coat of por and another layer of glass. Repeated process till 3 coats of glass are applied. Largest hole was about the size of a half-dollar. This stuff is like epoxy, but does not require a catylst. Will paint on some por on the bottom next summer. Cold weather has arrived here.

[72240z]

Sounds like this is just combining traditional glass and por15 paint. I am VERY familiar with por15, have used gallons and gallons. I swear by it but fail to see how its going to make a difference with how fiberglass glass bonds to metal properly. Especially since por15 itself can be pealed right off metal in thick enough coats.

 

I just looked at their catalog again to see if they had some new glassing product or even instruction on what your referring to but I didnt see anything.

 

Glassing for rust repair is a band-aid. I'm sure por-15 will help but its no replacement for properly welding in new metal THEN coating in a rust preventive paint like por15

[420n620]

Matting? I assume you mean "fiberglass matting". One coat of por15 applied to preped floor pan. Next one layer of 'glass. Stippled down and followed with another coat of por and another layer of glass. Repeated process till 3 coats of glass are applied. Largest hole was about the size of a half-dollar. This stuff is like epoxy, but does not require a catylst. Will paint on some por on the bottom next summer. Cold weather has arrived here.

yes on the matting, reason I ask was I was reading on another form, a person using it. To bad you didn't have pic's or a write up. Do you still have the container the glass came in, it would help knowing what correct product you used.

[dotdat]

Container for Glass? I'm talking about fiberglass material that came in a roll. I used a medium weight that has a bi-directional bias. Bi makes it easier to bend around corners.

 

I'm sure that Burt Rutan who designed the famous round the world "Voyager" aircraft could shed some light on fibergass cloth to metal. He has designed and flown several sucessful foam-fiberglass aircraft. Parts on these were assembled with fiberglass to aircraft grade aluminum.

[DISLEXICDIME]

some one used fiber glass on my floor many years a go

 

I hope it works out for you . it was not fun cutting out the floor in my car