CUTLASS Interior refresh project

Had a little delay on this...life always coming up. But blessed to keep moving forward.
Did a final wipe down today and got the Rustoleom Rust Converter sprayed. Came out pretty good and I am happy with it. 😁 Gonna let this cure and as long as time allows, will spray a layer of white over it on Thursday. Then my next weekend off, will work on jute padding and then back to installing the new carpet!
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Got the white top coat down today. Will let it fully cure then will get down with the jute padding and carpet kit. I was actually pretty suprised to realize that the carpet kit actually has some jute already attached to it! So will see how it lays out w the extra jute I purchased. Then will make a new jute piece for under the rear seat and will probably even install some in the lower 1/4 sail panels as a lil sound deadening lol. Help keep more of the bass in the car from the subs lol.
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Alright friends. Got down on starting my interior refresh. Today, pulled the seats, seatbelts and carpet. For a 40 year old carpet nothing super crazy found. Was actually pretty dang clean. As expected, I did come across some surface rust on the drivers front floor board and two pin holes. I am looking for suggestions on how to properly attack this issue before putting the new carpet kit in. Here is where we sit today.
Before:
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Seats out:
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Carpet out:
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Here is the surface rust and pin holes.
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What you guys think? How bad is this in all reality?
That's awesome I actually used an angle grinder and swept across the rust and I brush Eastwood Rust Encapsulator then after 48 hrs. I put a little wire mesh for autobody and mixed up some Fiberglass Bondo and spread it, just enough for them holes, 1" passed those holes. On my floor pan there was a few of those hole but I was able to fixe it. It also made it very sturdy and rigged as well. then over that I layed Dynamat as well. On my You Tube channel either ep 17 or 18 I show how I have the fiber glass bondo.
 

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