Rust Demons VIII- The Floor Pan
How much daylight should I see through the floor pan?  Last night in class I
pulled up the utilitarian rubber mats from the driver and passenger side of
my POV Doka.  The driver side had some kind of thick black coating that
didn�t actually adhere to the floor pan, causing a massive amount of rust on
the driver side.  The passenger side had no rust or black goop.  The coating
could have been for insulation (sound/heat) and maybe have been of the
substance some people coat the bed of their trucks with.  Whatever it was, I
think it exacerbated( good word, but even harder to spell than it is to
pronounce) the entire rust phenomenon on the driver side.
So, first I have to clean the mess up and see exactly how bad it is.  Then a
quick patch, or cut up some sheet metal and play Weld Man again.  I like the
arcing and sparking, but the smoke and occasional flames can be a bit
alarming.

On another note, I saw on the internet where this fellow had a gate hinge
problem with his truck like I did.  So he went and cut the hinges on the
gate to remove the gates to then fix the problem.  Humm, I thought, I'm glad
I just cut the hinge pins on mine.
ed- I've got three more class sessions to go, and I haven't even tried
painting yet!