Fender repair?
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10/31/20 10:28 AM
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I have a bad fold in my rear 1/4 and it is a tough decision on what way to go to fix it. Do I use a dent puller slid hammer Cut the section out and weld in new ?
Last edited by Clanton; 10/31/20 11:23 AM.
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Re: Fender repair?
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Looks really rust free. Difficult to repair to high degree without skill. I would think a good body man go could do that proud for not too much $. Paint is another matter of course. I would like to find a good body man in NE Ohio if someone has a person
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Re: Fender repair?
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10/31/20 11:54 AM
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Now that I think a minute I could cut on the fold and pull the metal out and then stitch it together again That would create more problems. Either find a good body man or crawl in trunk and start gently pounding it out including gentle blows along the crease. Watch YouTube videos.
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Re: Fender repair?
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Now that I think a minute I could cut on the fold and pull the metal out and then stitch it together again That would create more problems. Either find a good body man or crawl in trunk and start gently pounding it out including gentle blows along the crease. Watch YouTube videos. I can't get to the lower part I tried even with a pickle fork[tie rod splitter]I would need a spoon long and strong enough to pry it out.I did get the upper fender pushed out.
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Re: Fender repair?
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10/31/20 01:15 PM
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Now that I think a minute I could cut on the fold and pull the metal out and then stitch it together again That would create more problems. Either find a good body man or crawl in trunk and start gently pounding it out including gentle blows along the crease. Watch YouTube videos. I'd question that. I pulled out a severely crumpled quarter on an '85 Daytona. I got everything smoothed out but in the process I had stretched the metal and it was humped pretty badly. I located the crown of the hump and made a cut with a wafer wheel. Pulled the panel together and MIG'd the seam. Turned out real well.
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Re: Fender repair?
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Now that I think a minute I could cut on the fold and pull the metal out and then stitch it together again That would create more problems. Either find a good body man or crawl in trunk and start gently pounding it out including gentle blows along the crease. Watch YouTube videos. I'd question that. I pulled out a severely crumpled quarter on an '85 Daytona. I got everything smoothed out but in the process I had stretched the metal and it was humped pretty badly. I located the crown of the hump and made a cut with a wafer wheel. Pulled the panel together and MIG'd the seam. Turned out real well. I can shrink it also with a pointed hammer
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Re: Fender repair?
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10/31/20 04:24 PM
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If you've never done body work, stop now. This isn't a simple fix. It'll be a mess. Get some help. Doug
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Re: Fender repair?
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10/31/20 06:17 PM
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If you've never done body work, stop now. This isn't a simple fix. It'll be a mess. Get some help. Doug Have you talked to a PDR (paintless dent repair) shop/guy? You'd be amazed at the different tools/picks that they have and and can get in tough to reach places to work out a dent. It's thinker metal than the new stuff, but they can usually straighten it pretty good or at least get it close enough to where it doesn't need much filler to make it straight. If the metal is rust free and solid it would be a shame to cut and weld it.
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i would use a uni spotter ( also know by a lot of different names) to weld studs in the creases and pull the dent out that way. one example for salre on amazon un-ispotter
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Re: Fender repair?
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11/02/20 01:10 PM
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I bought a Stud welder when working on my 73. The metal was too thick and didn't pull well with the 1 pin method. Newer cars have soft thin metal compared to our old ones. I'm going to get the wave spring type puller and see if it works better. It may just be the brand I have. I would pull what I could back into the best shape I could without making more damage. I would then drill the spot welds and remove the inner panel as one piece. Then I would do the body work on the fender using a guide to compare left and right sides. Having an unbent inner panel is great to help with the comparisons but probably not an options. Re-pops may and may not be the correct shape and often have to be massaged into the OEM panels so you can't depend on them for alignment. After the fender and panel are correct I prep and weld them back together. Like somebody said if it's your first rodeo at body work. Get a reputable shop. I started doing my own because the shops around me made what we called bondo buggies. I have seen shops use chicken wire and bondo to repair rust outs, Dents at least 3" deep filled with bondo. Scary bad work and people thought they did a good job till the bondo started falling off the car by the pound.
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