Patching Holes In Van Floor

Having removed the bolts and rivets i was left with all these holes to patch.

Patching holes in van floor.

These are affiliate links which means you ll be helping me if you buy using these links. We show every step to repair a big hole in the subfloor. Tack weld the patch in place. All done from the top side.

Like big enough my pinky fit in them. I bought replacement bolts since i gave away the originals with the seats and smeared them with epoxy before screwing them in. I ll go through how i did it in 5 steps. It s pretty easy when you know how.

Press the patch into the hole firmly. See my recommended products for van preparation note. Before patching these holes i wanted to clean sand and paint all areas that were bare metal. This really really needed to be done.

Repeat this process inside the vehicle. Wait an hour for the mixture to dry. Cars and vans tend to have holes left in the body after the production process and these are usually filled in with rubber grommits. Now you may begin welding it 2 inches at a time.

Example of holes in the van floor. Wow if someone had told me at the dealership that there were 128 holes to patch i would have probably walked. Weld both inside and out. Use your fingers to flatten and smooth the patch against the area of the car so it follows the contour lines of the vehicle.

Then use your fingers to make sure it s attached to the metal all the way around the hole. Ever since i got the van i talked about fixing the rust. Hold the patch in place with one hand and use your mig welder to tack weld all four corners of the patch on the outside of the vehicle. We removed an old chimney and that l.

How i patched small holes in the floor after we removed the plumbing from the old tub. It could be that your van is missing one of these or as mark mentioned in the comment on your question it could be missing something like a screw or something used to be screwed in there. In my van i had a few holes in the floor that i repaired using fibreglass resin and patches.