Doug's Journal

What a stinking mess this is to clean up!! It was incredible how much adhesive some DPO had poured into this floorboard. Most of it had become hard, but some of the thicker spots had softened the adhesive so it became gummy. The die grinder with wire wheel worked great on the lighter areas, but really bogged down when it got thick. So I eventually broke out my grinder with a twisted wire wheel and that was the big gun I should have started with.

The passenger side had some surface rust that was covered with very thick adhesive. I think the DPO thought the adhesive would "cure" the rust. Anyways, I got the rust cleaned out (below is a picture of the passengers side that isn't quite finished yet - I was just updating my dad with a photo of the progress). Then sprayed it with a light coat of Rustoleum primer/paint.

The drivers floorboard was replaced by a local British Specialty Shop, but they did not deliver the complete job my son had paid for. They had left unpainted bare metal after floorboard installation and had never put any kind of seam sealer. So after cleaning both sides and priming with Rustoleum, I applied seam sealer. After this dries I will paint the floorboards again and then we're on to carpet.

I had also cleaned out the trunk with the wire wheel. Some of the factory seam sealer had been removed as a result so I put the seam sealer back here as well. I have a can of single stage Damask Red that I will use to paint the trunk. The DPO had cut speaker holes in the bulkhead. I hate that it looks butchered but will leave it for now.

After removing the tail lights and masking off the trunk I gave it a light first coat. It doesn't appear to be throwing a LOT of color. Of course, it is over a black, so there's that.