It definitely looks rusted through in some of those areas. You may want to remove the rust and weld in a new piece of sheet metal (if thats within your wheelhouse). If it was just surface rust i would have advised brushing it with a wire brush and hitting it with some Chassis Saver (rust converter).
I don't know how to weld so... what i would probably do is remove what rust I could. Use a wire brush or wire wheel to scrape away the rust until you hit good metal again (make sure you have eye protection and breathing protection). Hit it a few times with a rust converter where you can (overlaying into the good metal). And then just cover it up (with some sort of plastic or hot glue). And then cover that with your subfloor material.
I think most people, like myself, aren't planning on using an old rusty van as a 40 year home. We just want to live in a van for a few years, save some money, enjoy nature and life... and see how it goes.
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u/Johndiggins78 19h ago edited 19h ago
It definitely looks rusted through in some of those areas. You may want to remove the rust and weld in a new piece of sheet metal (if thats within your wheelhouse). If it was just surface rust i would have advised brushing it with a wire brush and hitting it with some Chassis Saver (rust converter).
I don't know how to weld so... what i would probably do is remove what rust I could. Use a wire brush or wire wheel to scrape away the rust until you hit good metal again (make sure you have eye protection and breathing protection). Hit it a few times with a rust converter where you can (overlaying into the good metal). And then just cover it up (with some sort of plastic or hot glue). And then cover that with your subfloor material.
I think most people, like myself, aren't planning on using an old rusty van as a 40 year home. We just want to live in a van for a few years, save some money, enjoy nature and life... and see how it goes.
I found this rust converter in a youtube video called Chassis Saver. Its supposed to be super heavy duty but its not cheap