Worst Quarter Panel damage fixed lets see it
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Well I'm seeing some SC's with the quarter panels messed up and wanted to know/see how do people fix these problems? what do you use bondo,body filler etc.... imo this will actually help a few people
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You can only get the metal so close. A little bondo doesn't hurt I have seen metal finish work where they lay down so much primer it starts to crack because of thickness. Bondo is good but only for so much the least the better.
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yep.... it's all about working the metal like a ARTIST, so as to just be able to put a extremely thin skim of bondo where needed.(or cut out and weld in new patch panel steel) The trick....don't use a lazy inexperienced body man....period.
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There have been some great diy quarter p[anel repairs done on here.
Most recently someone cut out just the damaged area of his quarter panel and then welded in an exact cut out from a different quarter panel.
Unfortunately I think it is next to impossible to do a proper repair without using bondo.
The better your repair, the less bondo you will have to use for finishing.
Most recently someone cut out just the damaged area of his quarter panel and then welded in an exact cut out from a different quarter panel.
Unfortunately I think it is next to impossible to do a proper repair without using bondo.
The better your repair, the less bondo you will have to use for finishing.
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badly damage rear qtr panels ( on ANY car)....your best bet...cut it out and weld in new metal from another SC. Have a good body guy do the cutting and welding and skim the welding seam with bondo. With a proper repair you should not be able to tell from new. It all starts from the start.....a GREAT body guy....period..... and then a great painter.
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I'll show you how to do it. This is what we do.
Two Ways by the way:
One...
Recieved
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Pulled
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Body Filler and Primed
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Sanded and Preped for Paint
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Painted
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Two...
Received
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Received Transplant
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Received Cut Off
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Transplanted
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Joints grinded and Body Filler
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After Paint Reassemble
Two Ways by the way:
One...
Recieved
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Pulled
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Body Filler and Primed
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Sanded and Preped for Paint
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Painted
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Two...
Received
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Received Transplant
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Received Cut Off
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Transplanted
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Joints grinded and Body Filler
![](https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254297_10150221558547044_176613772043_7154600_8189034_n.jpg)
After Paint Reassemble
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