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I use rubber carpet with the rubber side up... get all your leaks fixed first... you dont want wet carpet rotting the floor out. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Saxton <tcsaxton@earthlink.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:59 AM Subject: [T3] floor pan rust and more -2nd try!! > Second time to try t oget this message answered. > > Tim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Saxton" <tcsaxton@earthlink.net> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:45 PM > Subject: floor pan rust and more > > > > I have a ,71 SB and currently am undregoing a partial restore. Here is > where > > I am at now and I am needing direction. > > > > I have the interior all out and old carpet torn out. When I got this car > > there was standing water on both sides of the floor. > > > > What I have found is a few rust holes in the floor pan. I tore out the tar > > board and scraped all the rust out. > > > > Questions as follow: > > > > 1.) Is there a source for the Oe tar board material? > > > > 2.) Is ok to put undercoating>aluminim tape>undercoating to repair the > rust > > hole? > > > > 3.) If no tar board how about undercoat>sound mat> carpet?? > > > > 4.) I was wondering where my water leak could be coming from. There seems > to > > be a lot of rust residue coming from the front heater vents on the heat > > tubes. What does that mean? > > > > Tim Saxton > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ >