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Offline MudPuppy

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Gauge of metal for floorboards?
« on: January 06, 2012, 03:05:08 PM »
Awhile back I posted my floorboards and the rust I am dealing with. Got everyone's opinions on which repair route would be best (welding vs bolting, etc). Rollguy brought up using rivets instead of screws, and this seems like the route I am going to take.
My question is
What gauge of metal and what kind of metal is best for my floorboard application?

I have 24 gauge on hand but it seems like it will be a little flimsy.

Will be grinding to bare metal, cutting out the bad, using bondo-hair in holes, penetrol metal, CA the new metal in then rivet, paint then eventually new carpet.


Was wanting to weld, even found a few people that claim to do mobile welding. Called them to get an estimate, they said they'd get back to me but never heard from them again  :-\
« Last Edit: January 06, 2012, 03:11:11 PM by MudPuppy »
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Re: Gauge of metal for floorboards?
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2012, 04:02:38 PM »
18-20 is what I normally use when I have to do floor work. 20 if it's a small spot, 18 if it's the whole floor (20 would do, but I don't have the equippment to put the ridges in the floor for extra strength, so 18 helps in that case).
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Re: Gauge of metal for floorboards?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2012, 04:46:41 PM »
I don't know, what's the gauge of an average street sign? ;D
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Re: Gauge of metal for floorboards?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2012, 05:06:58 PM »
 :rotfl: hahaha, That is a good point though they do work well for floor pans....There's one in the cherokee, lol.
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Re: Gauge of metal for floorboards?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2012, 09:29:49 PM »
Good luck with it!  If you want to put a bead on it (the ridges) you can do it with a hammer and a wedge of steel, but it's not that easy and it is time consuming.  A body shop would probably have a bead roller and could whip it out pretty quick if you made friends with an offer of lunch or beer or maybe just out of the niceness of their hearts.

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Re: Gauge of metal for floorboards?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 12:15:33 AM »
I used 16.
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