Remove Rust From Floor Pan

The floor pan is such a large area i had to tackle it in three sections.

Remove rust from floor pan. If all the water fails to drain completely out of the shower and instead pools on the floor the lining of the shower can begin to rust leaving a reddish brown stain. To remove the old grease and waxoyl i have used bits of the old carpet and cut into rectangles sort of five by seven inches or so. If it s just surface rust the most effective removal process is simply using a grinder with a wire wheel to clean up the old sheetmetal. The front where the pedals are the middle under and behind the front seats then the section under the rear seats.

To scrape off the rust cover the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of salt and scrub it in using a brown paper bag until the rust is lifted off. Take a sponge with a scrubber and scrub at all of the rust spots using the heavy duty scrubbing side. The wet humid conditions found in showers make it an easy target for rust and hard water stains. If you replace left and right side partial panels and leave the original tunnel intact you re welding about ten more feet of sheet metal versus replacing the whole floor.

After 30 minutes you will want to lightly scrub the rusty surface. If you want to remove rust from pots and pans use a gentle abrasive like salt that will scrape up the rust without damaging the metal. Then make sure you properly seal the floor pans. Curiously replacing the full floor pan is actually less work than doing two partial panels.

The baking soda will help wick up and remove rust that is in the pan. Because sometimes we don t have a big enough bucket.