Importedpower

Ok so if some of you remember the beautiful flooding we had in South Carolina last year my S2k was under a cheap car cover I bought at the last minute. Said car cover apparently didn't breathe very well. After all the rains the moisture actually evaporated into the space inside the car cover and bleed into my car. At the time I was working nonstop and didn't have a chance to check my car for almost 2 weeks. Long story short tons of mold. On everything. So I pulled panels out and once I got to the trunk I found a 3 inch puddle in the bottom under my tool box. The whole area is rusted and small flakes coming up.

So here's my questions:
What are the 2 round plugs in the bottom of the pan and how do I take them out?
Is the dry ice and alcohol method the best for removing the sound deadening on the sides of the pan? (So i can sand and paint)
Any recommendations? (I'm going to follow a writeup on here that showed a vent being revealed and some Other preventive steps.)


Bonus:
Anyone know how to remove corrosion/calcium off of an engine/manifold easily??

rmerchant3

The plugs should just pop out to let the water drain out. I would soak up what is left after that then sand and paint. The rust just started, so it shouldn't be too deep and should be easily stopped with some rustoleum.

tut4u2

The plugs pop out if you hit them from the bottom.

Dry ice is the best way to get the sound deadening off or you can use an oscillating tool to scrap it off. I would sand and use some naval jelly to get rid of the rust then prime and paint. If you're super worried, you can do POR-15.

Importedpower

I was planning to go ahead and por15 it so I'll never need to worry again lol... hopefully trunk is still pretty solid. So I need to hit from the bottom, good to know on those plugs. Couldn't find anything much about them