that salvaged wood is great for a bunch of reasons. an old bb floor would be highly sought after. so is old barn wood. i'm sure someone else has there eye on that stuff as well. a bunch of successful businesses are built on just that sort of reclamation. if you can store it, get it. you can sell it quick too.

i think getting an ok price on an adhesive and a workaround on the gun is the way to do it if were not going to be doing a lot. what is it doing, mixing perfectly two parts, like regular epoxy? there must be a manual way for such a small job. 5 gallon drums and expensive tools is not the way i want to go now.

 

and i want to figure out a caulk to get around the perimeter and cut out edges...nice like a bathroom.

 

Well, consider this Series Land Rover Luxury Limo Conversion With Pool - YouTube

 

Or do a wheel upgrade to go along with it:

Yeti Concept Truck - YouTube

 

And you can use a pressure washer to "raise" the grain of old wood by blasting out the rotten wood, leaving much deeper and dramatic grain.

 

while you guys were making jokes about swimming pools and tellin me how to age my wood strips properly...i was busting knuckles scrubbing out and cleaning up my rust. i need another hour but baby is she clean. then on to the three parts rust treatment with part three being the black paint.

i'm gonna run two strips of metal across the depression that runs the width of the truck along the back door to firm up that corner. maybe adhesive and rivet it in place. then i'm going to cut and stick my diamond plate with soundproofing in to place. I'll fix the couple patches on the wheel well after I refinish.

ill get pics in the next couple days as i need to bust this out soon before she rerusts.

 

I was stationed in Key West Florida for a couple of years. I is only 3.5 by 5 miles in size, so the entire atmosphere is saturated in salt mist. I know what you mean about corrosive problems. Did you see the thread about the material used on Extreme 4 by 4 for soundproofing and heat insulation?

 

I ddnt see that thread...but I need a heat/sound insulation pad and a "caulk" soon.

 

I remember looking at the online JC WHITTENY or however it is spelled, they have a great underhood insulation blanket replacement material. It would probably be fine.

Sounds like you got a good plan to fix the rear portion with the metal strips.

Did you find a good sealant choice yet?

The thread was on the DI section just a couple of days ago.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...product-44610/

 

I finished two of the three part Rust Blaster (POR15 competition). I have to paint it all black with the sealer paint today. I think I did a very good job. The only way I could have done it better would be to cut off some more eaten edges and maybe Rust Blast it a second time. I'm getting the edges from above and underneath so hopefully they will be sealed well. I'll be doing a bunch more touch ups around the truck so I can get bits a second time. The surface of the floor will be covered with some sort of insulation. The insulation will have rust inhibit qualities as well. Painted pic later.

The surface area is multicolored with some white and some brown. Ill brush it then paint it.

EDIT: I painted the first of two coats. Truck is sucking up the paint. Nice hard finish.