Wedge TR8 passenger floor - advice needed

[tdskip]

Hi guys. After bit of colorful language and a lot of PBlaster I finally got the last seat track retaining bolt out of the passenger side floor. This side is in really decent shape - brown shading is old guy, not rust.

My plan was to still pull up the old sound deadening and take the floor back to metal and paint with POR15, but I'm wondering if that is overkill. See the condition it is in I'm wondering if I should just pull the sound deadening (so i can put fatmat or similar on this side as well and not just the drivers side) and do any local touch ups.

What do you think?

 

[DNK]

Tom- Been pondering that myself. My floors are in even better shape and should I Por it before I install future carpeting?

 

[roofman]

1. It won't hurt.
2. May be considered overkill if your car is never going to get wet.
3. Good idea overall in damp climates.

 

[DNK]

Roofy,2 of the 3 and I still don't know.

 

[tdskip]

Well, I pulled the sound deadening and I don't have a choice. There was surface rust udner there. So I'm going back to bare metal.

Don, take away for <span style="text-decoration: underline">me</span> is not to assume the metal is perfect under the sound deadening material.

Good to hear from you Roofman.

 

[TR7/8 TPI]

The floors in my 7 looked great until I pealed up the sound deadening material and found surface rust underneath.

If you plan to keep the car, pull the stuff up check the metal under it. Most of it pealed and chipped pretty easy(this is where the rust was) and the rest required and heat gun and scraper.

 

[bluemiata90]

I use POR-15 on most metal that I hope will stay rust free (except the outside body). I always figure, for the $35 it costs to coat most parts, if it helps prevent rust from starting or coming back over the years, it's worth it.

 

[DNK]

...Don, take away for <span style="text-decoration: underline">me</span> is not to assume the metal is perfect under the sound deadening material...

No sound deadening on mine .I'm looking at bare metal