Rust Management

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jim cummings

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Hi I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on how to make the rear floor in my Disco watertight. There is no rust holes in the floor, I have checked from both sides and outside, it is wax oiled and in reasonable shape. The boot floor has been changed at some point in its life. Over the winter though I noticed the sound dampening material was attracting and trapping moisture to the boot floor, particularly around the rear arches. It seams although the rear arches and floor are in tact they seam to be porous, do people suggest I plate weld over the porous areas? Or should I treat them with some kind of waterproof material. Can metal be porous when you cant stick a screwdriver through it. Any ideas appreciated, I intend to try and keep my series 1 disco alive for many years to come and it is in good shape, but I don’t want this problem to get worse. Thanks for the tips, Jim
 
Find the leaks then seal them.
Afterwards take out the soundproofing and pull all the spongy material off and bin it.
It will never get dry on its own.
 
Jim, i reckon a lot of moisture comes from condensation on the fueltank inspection plate.
I sealed plate with silicone and then used oldfashioned method, complete thick newspaper on top of plate before refitting covers. I also check the floor about every 6-7 weeks just to keep on top of it. Newspaper usually dry and no water about .

cheers
Jim A.
1996 300Tdi auto(Jap reimport)
 
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