1. how hard would it be to pop this dent out using hammers and dolly's ? if not, any idea on how much it would cost to get fixed ?








2. I want to restore my wheels but is the damage to bad ? i plan on painting them but what can i use to sand them besides the old hand job

 

That dent probably won't be able to be taken out completely paintless due to the way the quarter/fender is made - you can't get behind all of that.

Are you wanting to paint your wheels or have them refinished to OEM quality? Refinishing costs around $100 per wheel. If you want to paint it, just strip it down, scuff it up and pick your color.

If you don't feel like sanding them down you could have them blasted and then powder coated?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jonathan_ED3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That dent probably won't be able to be taken out completely paintless due to the way the quarter/fender is made - you can't get behind all of that.

Are you wanting to paint your wheels or have them refinished to OEM quality? Refinishing costs around $100 per wheel. If you want to paint it, just strip it down, scuff it up and pick your color.

If you don't feel like sanding them down you could have them blasted and then powder coated?</TD></TR></TABLE>

actually im going to paint the whole car so i dont care how the dent gets taken out. i just want to get it fixed without welding anything.

and i also just want to clean up the wheels and make them look nicer, they are just going to be my spare wheels because i have another set on the way. i was thinking of using aircraft stripper on them to eat the finish off then clean and degrease the wheels and then sand them clean them and then paint them or polish them. would that work ???

 

weld on studs... pull out feature line first.

 

thank you.

would i be able to just use a stick welder to weld on the post and pull out the damaged area ?

also i got bored and decided to just take a rim and polish it with just NU-Polish and an electric polisher heres the result



bad angle



Modified by tony413 at 12:01 AM 10/3/2008

 

This forum is a joke.

 

you can repair those rims, just get a palm sander and sand away, polish them like yous aid you would and they'd turn out good

the thing is do you want to spend that much time? its up to you

 

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what im asking a question because i want an answer if you dont like it LEAVE, cause your the joke, do you even know anything about body work ? if so make a write up on how i can fix my dent.

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the thing is do you want to spend that much time? its up to you </TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont mind spending the time to redo the wheels because i have LS mesh, the wheels pictured are just back-up for if i want to road course or auto-x the car.

 

The quarter needs bodywork. I don't see why you couldn't use tools for tight access and be ok. Hammer and dolly should get most of the job done. I'm not too familiar with your style hatch but that's just my opinion.

Get a small d.a. sander for the wheels and knock down the curb rash and deep scratches. Work up to about 1500 or 2000 grit and re-clear. Should work just fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RoadRage212 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The quarter needs bodywork. I don't see why you couldn't use tools for tight access and be ok. Hammer and dolly should get most of the job done. I'm not too familiar with your style hatch but that's just my opinion.

Get a small d.a. sander for the wheels and knock down the curb rash and deep scratches. Work up to about 1500 or 2000 grit and re-clear. Should work just fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok cool thanks oh yeah an the body style is an EJ1 coupe sorry i didnt mention that

 

u could alwasy try bondo

 

You think body work is as simple as reading instructions off the internet? It's not like changing an alternator where you can get instructions in the box and be okay; bodywork takes a LOT of experience, you need a feel for things...it's almost like an art. This is the worst place to ask for advice. Don't get me wrong there's a lot of guys on here that are talented, I've seen a lot of awesome threads, it's just there's too many self-taught DIYers that hack **** to no end and they're giving out advice. Buy a book, read, practice...NOT on your civic. You'll find it's much easier to take it someone than to try to fix your quater panel for the first time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pockets &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You think body work is as simple as reading instructions off the internet? It's not like changing an alternator where you can get instructions in the box and be okay; bodywork takes a LOT of experience, you need a feel for things...it's almost like an art. This is the worst place to ask for advice. Don't get me wrong there's a lot of guys on here that are talented, I've seen a lot of awesome threads, it's just there's too many self-taught DIYers that hack **** to no end and they're giving out advice. Buy a book, read, practice...NOT on your civic. You'll find it's much easier to take it someone than to try to fix your quater panel for the first time.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Wow.... shut up jackass..... If he wants to try for a DIY Job let him do it. He might be a fast learner and do it well the first time. if not whats it to you it's not your car, not your money, not your time.

On topic, just sand down your wheels and if you want to fix up the lips use JB-Weld or Bondo to fix it and sand it down.

 

Haha. You're calling me a jackass, but telling someone to use body filler on their wheels? Get real dude, I gave the guy advice which consisted mainly of not taking advice from people like you. The books are a great place to start.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pockets &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> This is the worst place to ask for advice.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's probably because of people like you.... He asked for help, not stupid opinions from people who think they are high and mighty.

To OP: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2294672


Modified by Radim at 4:51 PM 10/4/2008

 

whatever you do DO NOT just fill that dent with mud (bondo) because it will crack and look like hell

 

i read about using bondo on the wheels somewhere tonight heres the link

http://articles.autopia.org/ar....html