Took the carpet out of my book. It was damp so there is no surprise to find alot of rust. i have never dealt with rust before and from what i understand you just sand/grind it back, put rust protector on it, and cover it back up with filler and primer and paint? I also have small holes. Do i just cut these out and re-weld a sheet of metal over it. Then fill it in with bog or whatever and repaint it? Sorry im just rebuilding my VL and like to know the most efficient way to repairing my boot so i can carpet over everything and not have to worry about hidden rust. Thanks PS i HAVE done some research on rust repairs but a 2nd opinion is always good http://img815.imageshack.us/i/img0410wx.jpg/ http://img6.imageshack.us/i/img0409fz.jpg/ http://img710.imageshack.us/i/img0408qx.jpg/ http://img571.imageshack.us/i/img0407dw.jpg/ http://img861.imageshack.us/i/img0412q.jpg/

you need to fix the reason the water got in there first check the boot seal rubber particularly under the back window

Yup i just took the whole strip off, there is heaps of gunk under there. didnt look TOO bad, ill get some pics soon. But would the floor be a big job? i called up a place and the guy said just sand/cut out ALL rust and treat it accordingly. should i just go to town on it with a angle grinder or disc sander?

do what i did. piss off the carpet. sand back. and spray it black good as new

The old "sand it back paint it black" approach never works nor is it the right way. I know, I work in a panel shop. I can't count how many times I've had to repair substandard repairs done by inexperienced guys who have no bloody idea. Depending on how far you're going or how much cash you got, best to get someone experienced to do the sheetmetal replacement, and fix the water leak problem. Filler isn't always the way to fix rust. And probably not the best idea to go the hack with the grinder until you know what and where to cut. Hope this helps bud.

I fixed the boot on mine a few years back but wasn't as bad as yours. My spare wheel well however, was a bit worst than yours. I just sanded the surface rust with an electric sander; added the rust-treatment; sand again; prime and finally re-painted black. My floor is originally black in colour that's the reason why i used black. ALL up it costed me about $20 for rust-killer; some filler just in case and fair bit of sand paper. Took me about a month because of work.

Yeah my wheel well was terrible right in teh corners, so i fixed it all and used seam sealer

Depending on how much you want to spend on the car or what you want the car for theres 2 ways to go about things, the right way and the not so right way.. the right way being either buy a VL with good non rusted panels and replace rusted areas or visit Rare Spares / Auto One and see if they have sections for sale.. and then the not so right way being the old sand and paint trick wich never lasts.. Personally being a panel beater i would say spend that little bit more time and money do it right and you wont have to worry about it for another 20years or so.