Hole in rubber flooring

[shreksbrother]

Has anyone had a wear hole in their rubber flooring? This was a Texas vehicle so no biggy, but it's now in Michigan, and will be subject to salty water entering on my boots this winter. I'm not too interested in having a Freddie Flintstone floor.

Any thoughts on repairing this short of replacing the entire floor?

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[Doubeleive]

floor liner such as a weathertek, or husky or pull the trim up by the lower jam and slide a replacement piece underneath, I wore a hole in mine after 300k but it was a smaller area, must have big feet like me, lol

 

[Doubeleive]

you could trim that up with a razor knife so it's smooth again and maybe find a big piece of rubber liner with a sticky bottom and just cut it to fit into place

 

[Eod1]

I would pull the floor and insulation back clean the area prime it get a piece of 1/8 inch steel plate 3 inches wider on all sides weld it in ( if no welder drill and rivet in) seal it up ,put floor back and put in a weather tech liner. The Steel plate will support your heal better and give you a better pivot point for your foot. Liner will keep the salt from the snow seasons away from it.

 

[shreksbrother]

floor liner such as a weathertek, or husky or pull the trim up by the lower jam and slide a replacement piece underneath, I wore a hole in mine after 300k but it was a smaller area, must have big feet like me, lol

I just bought the truck, but judging by the wear to the seat, this was a hefty officer.

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[shreksbrother]

you could trim that up with a razor knife so it's smooth again and maybe find a big piece of rubber liner with a sticky bottom and just cut it to fit into place

Something like this was my initial thought. But I would need to find a way to join the original floor to the new piece to seal out the moisture.

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[shreksbrother]

I would pull the floor and insulation back clean the area prime it get a piece of 1/8 inch steel plate 3 inches wider on all sides weld it in ( if no welder drill and rivet in) seal it up ,put floor back and put in a weather tech liner. The Steel plate will support your heal better and give you a better pivot point for your foot. Liner will keep the salt from the snow seasons away from it.

That's a complicated solution... I don't have a welder, unfortunately, but I'm not sure I would want to drill holes for rivets. The original floorboard is excellent right now, so I think I'll keep the aim on just sealing up the hole.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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[Eod1]

Sorry I thought the hole was all the way through.

 

[shreksbrother]

Sorry I thought the hole was all the way through.

Thankfully it isn't.. but for sure it will be a few years after being in Michigan. Maybe I can find a Crown Vic at the junkyard and cut a patch of flooring out of it (since they're plentiful in junkyards). If I can trim it and get a good edge, maybe I could use gorilla tape on it. I like the rubber floor, but I'll probably end up doing carpet and Weathertec mats in the spring.

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[Eod1]

JB weld does a good job sometimes

 

[Doubeleive]

That's a complicated solution... I don't have a welder, unfortunately, but I'm not sure I would want to drill holes for rivets. The original floorboard is excellent right now, so I think I'll keep the aim on just sealing up the hole.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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As long as you can find some suitable material any sealant that bonds to rubber should work just fine, I would maybe just wonder thru the hardware store and look for different rubber materials, you would be amazed at what can be used sometimes for cheap! just make sure whatever it is that it's durable.

 

[shreksbrother]

So I addressed this today. Had a heck of a time finding rubber to use, so I trimmed a piece from under the second row seat. Shouldn't be an issue, as it's elevated and out of the way. I then trimmed the peeling piece in the front and gorilla epoxied the new piece from the second row. Once that dried, I went over it all with a heavy coat of spray bedliner. Not my prettiest repair, but I think it'll be water tight, and that was the goal.

Thanks for the input!

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[Doubeleive]

skin graft! great idea, the next owner will be like wth? murder cover up? lol

 

[shreksbrother]

skin graft! great idea, the next owner will be like wth? murder cover up? lol

Lol, nice!

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[petethepug]

Shoe Goo. It’s self vulcanizing rubber. Use it to patch or bond another piece in.

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