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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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my driver side rear quarter panel as a decent amount of rust on it and it was bondo before i got the car and now its looking ruf. im not sure if i should go out and buy a new quarter for it or just fix my self with fiber glass or some thing like that, What do u think i should do?
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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i donno if u know this but rear quarters dont just unbolt form a car
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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its rusting around the bondo? my hood had major rust when i bought it, i used sand paper, started at a high grit and work down to a smoother grit. then paint over with touch-up. that worked for me, im not sure exactly how big of an amount of rust your talking about...
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 04:47 AM
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Yea i know that one, its tricky cuz u have to cut and do measurments
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 04:50 AM
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yea it rusted around the bondo, and its not surface rust its through on one spot and really weak and easy to put a hand through, so ill prolly have to do some cutting, when ever i can get a pic of it ill show ya
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Cuting and welding is the only way to fix it permantly.
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