[RocktimusPryme]

Like I said, opinions will vary. I knew this one would be a can of worms.

I’m not trying to change anyone’s mind but I gotta say though I don’t understand the resale value aspect. You can still see a buttweld underneath a car. So it’s not like it’s hidden. And a weld is a corrosion weak point no matter how you do it when left to its own devices. So you are still reliant on coating it. And from under the car you often don’t have access to grind the whole thing flat because of the frame.

I’m not saying I haven’t seen hack jobs. But if the floor was overlapped (especially flanged the way I like to do it) and is coated with weld through primer, then seam sealer then paint. With a buttweld in a perfect world you go over it with fiberglass before paint but you ussually don’t have access to that under the car.

I don’t see how one is better than the other from corrosion standpoint I’m just happy someone got rid of the rust before I had to deal with it. But I also don’t buy 80,000 dollar cars.

If the concern is making it all look factory under the car then just put a hole new floor in at that point.

Honestly I would be 100% more concerned about the longevity of a welded panel repair on a work truck than I would about a garage kept hobby car. No matter what method was used. With a classic car that get treated like a favored child there is different stuff I would rather stress about.