Floors almost done - 2 questions

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Apr 2, 2020 | 07:12 PM

mdeslyper

Thread Starter

Instructor

Joined: May 2012

Posts: 119

Likes: 5

Floors almost done - 2 questions

My new floor pans are almost completely in and I am preparing for next steps prior to new carpet. I plan on seam sealing the perimeter of the floors and I am wondering if I need to coat the floors with anything prior to Dynamat extreme install? Also what have you guys used on the exterior surfaces of the new floor pans to protect and give a factory appearance?

Thanks
MD

Apr 2, 2020 | 07:31 PM

Nowhere Man

Team Owner

Joined: Feb 2003

Posts: 54,133

Likes: 9,445

From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa

2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2015 C2 of Year Finalist

what year you got.

Apr 2, 2020 | 07:42 PM

kanvasman

Safety Car

Joined: Dec 2012

Posts: 3,821

Likes: 1,728

From: Summerville SC

On my 78 I just put the dynamat down after I wiped off any residue ( like oil on the new steel). For the underside I just sprayed some bed liner, again after wiping it down.

Apr 2, 2020 | 08:00 PM

7T1vette

Team Owner

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 37,637

Likes: 3,118

From: Crossville TN

Bed liner sounds like the right stuff to use...on top and bottom. Liquids won't cause the new pans to rust with that stuff on them.

Apr 2, 2020 | 08:29 PM

mdeslyper

Thread Starter

Instructor

Joined: May 2012

Posts: 119

Likes: 5

1976

Apr 3, 2020 | 06:07 PM

cheapta

Racer

Joined: Jan 2011

Posts: 336

Likes: 81

From: Southeastern MASS

I put some patches in the floors of my 76. I primed and painted with Rustoleum before the Dynamat went down. Under the car I primed and undercoated. Good luck.
Peter

Apr 3, 2020 | 07:36 PM

mdeslyper

Thread Starter

Instructor

Joined: May 2012

Posts: 119

Likes: 5

what undercoating did you use?

Apr 4, 2020 | 11:03 AM

7T1vette

Team Owner

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 37,637

Likes: 3,118

From: Crossville TN

Use some of the spray stuff you can buy at the local car parts places. If you are not planning on having the car sit outside for extended periods or be used during rain/snow/salt conditions, that stuff will do a good job. Just make sure the surfaces are clean before you spray it.

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!

Joe Kucinski

Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained

Joe Kucinski

Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette

Verdad Gallardo

10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

Brett Foote

10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Joe Kucinski

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Michael S. Palmer

Apr 4, 2020 | 12:38 PM

cheapta

Racer

Joined: Jan 2011

Posts: 336

Likes: 81

From: Southeastern MASS

Yeah, what 7T1vette said-just spray cans from the local parts store. I masked off the frame and anything else I didn't want undercoat on, painted and sprayed the U/C. it went on nice and smooth and dried real nice, looks great. Good luck.
Peter

Apr 4, 2020 | 12:40 PM

#10

cheapta

Racer

Joined: Jan 2011

Posts: 336

Likes: 81

From: Southeastern MASS

I should have also said I cleaned everything underneath before painting and undercoating. I scraped as much crud off as I could then used denatured alcohol to wipe the floors clean.
Peter