Ok I bought the car like this and I was just wondering if it was worth it to try and fix this. These were huge dents and all wrinkled. They were a lot worse and now they are banged out quite a bit. Just need some suggestions on how to get this fixed. I will get better pics tomorrow in the daytime.

 

change the quarter/get someone who knows how to work with sheetmetal/buy a different shell

 

haha thats pretty bad man. For the time you would have in bondoing the quarters it would be easier, cheaper, and faster to cut and weld some new quarters.

 

haha thats pretty bad man. For the time you would have in bondoing the quarters it would be easier, cheaper, and faster to cut and weld some new quarters.

 

I would probably fix that if I were you, it's pretty close isn't it? A few hours with the stud gun and dent puller, and a frame machine with some wiggle wire would be very helpful. Then again, if you can find good quarters, I'd imagine there is a pretty easy way to go about changing them (compared to massaging that overworked mess of metal you have now).

 

yea ive been thinking and i either want to change the whole quarter panel or buy a new shell. How hard is it to change the quarter panel? Any how to's, never done it before? plus I hate bondo.

 

take sone body hammers with the finish still on so you can see where the dents are , hit it lightly from the inside, and then see how it come out , feather etch the out side then , with 150 paper , then fill it with some mud , if there rust get some bondo called METAL 2 Metal make by Evercoat , stuff works great, and ya buzz that rust off with a muel skinner , hope that was help-ful at all....

 

Idk if I wanna use bondo cause im afraid that once its painted and everything that the dent might pop back in and destroy the paint and everything. Do you think this will happen cause the metal doesnt feel too sturdy.

 

use duraglass its 10x stronger than bondo.

 

or like i said METAL 2 METAL made by evercoat , or duraglass , or anything harder, just might be a little more work , they got kitty hair and tiger hair to , but that stuff is a bitch to work with .......... ya my-bad , def not bondo

 

I probably will go this route. But do you think the dent will pop back in if someone leans against the car? THats what im afraid of, the dent popping back in and then the duraglass or whatever cracking or something.

 

I would say replace the right quarter if you can, that metal is pretty stretched. The left doesn't look too bad. Work it back out and use some good filler but don't put it on too thick and you'll be okay.

 

I would suggest getting the spitznagel stud welder. pull the dents out, tap down the high spots. take off paint to bare metal around the dent area. Lay down a nice coat of filler sand with 80grit until you get the basic shape. Lay down some icing, sand with 120grit then finish with 180grit.

 

you do know bondow isnt a major dent remover right ? give it 2 years then it will start cracking with that kind of mojor dent ,,,,,, (family owns body shop for 11 years) .

 

If you go to honda a new quarter from the door back it somewhere of 300 (its OEM) Find someone who can weld or there is a glue that you can use but you still need to tack it on. You will need a cut off saw to cut the old one out, then just weld or tack and weld the new one on. My buddy had the same kinda dents and the bondo just didnt work out