floor panels

[bigmuddy]

I am hopefully going to start replacing a few floor panels over the weekend and I going to use the ones from Jeffs bronco graveyard. Does anyone know what they treat there panels with? I would hate to inhale a bunch of junk and get sick or worse :-[

thanks Ben

 

[RedLeg0811]

Best thing would be to call or email them. I have had several questions on different products and emailed them. They got back to me fairly quick.

Good thinking by the way as a lot of people don't think of coatings and such when welding (like copper being toxic).

Cheers
Martin

 

[bax]

I dont think they treat them at all. Mine just had a light coat of oil. I put a little metal prep on them and all was good.
Have fun with that project.

bax

 

[Mark]

There's some kind of coating on them, it's like a dull grey that comes off when wire wheeled.
Gosh Ben, you're making me worried that I'm going to get brain cancer or my IQ dropped a few points while replacing my pans.

 

[bigmuddy]

Mark, not worried about brain cancer but I do worry a little about my lungs, I have a enough trouble breathing from allergies. I wondered if they had been galvanized which ain't to great on the lungs or the brain for that matter. I guess I will give them a shout tomorrow and report back.

Ben

 

[Blue71]

Mine are from Jeff's and they look like they have a grayish coating of sorts. I still grind them only in the spots where I am welding. Works great.

Blue71

 

[Hawkdoc]

Got my pans from them and did't have a headache.... Laid in well and the floorS looks good to me. Biased? Nope!

 

[Mark]

BTW, If I know I'm going to be welding near an area where there is paint, rubber, or anything the weld might burn, I have a box fan turned on to disperse the fumes.

 

[bigmuddy]

Hawkdoc that is good news, I like to hear they are going to fit well considering alot of them don't. Blue 71 I like the idea of just grinding where you are going to weld! Duh, don't know why I didn't think of that?

Ben

 

[Frankenhorse]

I got mine in from them a day or so ago. Tunnel cover fit great. The passenger floor pan was a little short width wise. It was not bad I could adjust to fit. I would just had rather it been to wide instead. So I say thumbs up.

 

[mikev3704]

Im just starting to tear my floor out too.. Some one bondoed the rust up and sprayed a bedliner material on the floors... its a pain.. Some of the panels had been changed before but they left some of the original panels, and put the new panels over the old ones... Its slow, but theyre coming out..

 

[SeaBiscuit68]

You're right to be concerned. They are coated with zinc. There are issues with welding that have been addressed but down the road when it's time to paint, do remember the zinc when choosing your primer. I've seen zinc blow paint off rather quickly.

 

[broncnaz]

Doesnt really matter what they are coated with any welding, grinding, sanding Ect. on steel releases hazardous fumes/dust wether its caduim or welding fumes or zinc fumes. You dont want to breathe in any of it.

 

[bigmuddy]

Thanks guys, I would rather not think of what my lungs might be coated with 8-(

Ben

 

[z70what]

it won't hurt you.. i ordered floor pans, inner rockers, kick panels, and front fender aprons for BOTH sides and have welded, cut, grinded, etc on them for over 10hrs worth of labor for both sides.. and had NO problems what-so-ever.. so i'm sure you'll be fine... first hand experience here..

Luke

 

[z70what]

oh, and both door posts as well

 

[bigmuddy]

z70what, thanks first hand experience but I was thinking along of the lines of when I 60 years old. Frankly I too have put in alot of time on my bronco grinding and welding and breathing a lot of stuff I probably shouldn't have and feel fine at the moment.

Ben