Floor Preparation.

I've just bought some smooth, white Hammerite rust protection paint.  It has an 8 year rust protection guarantee.  Accourding to the tin, it says it has rust prohibitor mixed in with the paint to stop rust from forming.  It also goes straight on without having to use primer first.

First off, I removed the plywood wheel arch boxes and then the two section plywood floor panels. They were all screwed to the metal floor which suprised me.  The screws left nice holes showing the bare metal around the hole edges.  Not good!!! Anyway, all should be ok now because I swept the whole floor then wiped it down with a cloth before roller painting the whole floor and wheel arches with the hammerite.  It took about half an hour but it looks pretty good.

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I waited until the next day and painted another coat and got a brush and made sure that all of the edges and small nooks and crannies were covered.  I paid special attention to the screw holes where the ply was fixed down.

The plastic step tray was removed and also hammerited.  So, now the floor is super protected against rust.  Next step will be to source some silver insulation foil and put that on the floor and wheel arches to stop condensation build up.  Another protection against rust.  It will also help keep the warmth in the van on cold nights.  I'll post how it goes.