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If you want cheap... Stay with Maaco.. Otherwise plan on spending a couple thousand dollars.
If you want it done correctly, then the shop will replace your 1/4 panel.. Maaco will use bondo.. but what you want done by them will all depend on what you have to pay them..
Good luck!!

 

Yeah tel a shop to fix the quarter panle for ya, I can Paint it afterwords. PM me for details

 

maaco does shitty work and prep, they do good sparys but thats about it

 

Psernally, i wouldn't use bondo on such a big dent. if its a smaller one, then bondo is fine, Do it the right way so you dont regret it later on.

 

buy/rent a stud welder and try to at least pull it most of the way out.

 

is 600 bucks cheap for a paintjob using OEM paint?

 

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10 hours of sanding to go. haha

 

now a body shop gonna charge you to remove that bondo.. good luck on tack more $$$$ to your bill...

 

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thats some good leveling surface agency work :/ haha idk bout u but i hate sanding. u got a loooong ways to go my friend.

 

Lets hope that Bondo doens't crack on you. Good Luck.

 

This is why you get full coverage.

So you don't waste your time/ energy/ money fixing the damage.

Your efforts look like crap and it will never be the same again. I'm sorry but that is the truth.

 

i highly doubt that. but i guess everyone has there standards set differently, right.

 

I'm sure we'll know the quarter has been bondo'd. A lot of heads on H-T know there body prep ish.

Butttt best of luck to you OP and +1 for a DIY.

 

Car will be in my possesion tomorrow, earlier than I thought. Color came out darker than the traditional jade green metallic, but looks flawless regardless. Stay tuned for pics tomorrow, can't wait to see your guys reactions...

 

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I can see where the bondo is... look at the body line from the front fender, across the door and then see how it's not on the quarterpanel... I guess as RC said, everyone has different standards...

 

agree with you bro.
best thing was to cut a quarter panel at the junk yard.
too much bondo looks bad.
is your car man. if you happy that's all it matters

 

Wise i saw this post earlier, i do paint and body work so i could have done it all for you for a little more then what u paid, o well

 

we're not hating. we just telling you the truth.
if the job was done right, it would look like nothing really happened.

 

The "right" way woulda cost upwords of 1,500

 

which would have been worth it in my opinion. There are two ways to do almost anything. The cheap way and the right way. Again just sharing my opinion, not trying to be a "hater" or anything.

 

feel free to show me the body line on the qp.. lol wow just wow