Hey guys,

I recently bought a EJ8 in a decent shape, but with a dent by the rear quarter panel window along side to the trunk area. Whats the best way to treat this when I repaint later? I don't think the panel itself is easily replaceable?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

 

theres this electric gun that welds pins in the body then u pull it with a puller i dont know wat the name is but that way you dont have to put a large amount of bondo/bodyfiller

 

Pics would help

 

lol okay im going to the shop 2morrow morning b4 work ill take some pics

 

I'll up some pictures tomorrow

 

Picture as promised

 

Ohhhh...those aren't very bad. I would remove your interior panels and try to carefully pop them out from the side, then do some hammer/dolly work where you can, body filler, primer, and paint

Of course getting rid of that rust would be good also

Wow, I'm using a lot of smileys

 

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thats the link of the gun i was telling you about most body shops have them what you do is grind the surface to metal weld the pins in and put the puller to it and pull it the best you can and then bondo sand primer blah blah blah or tou can try and remove the panel and do it that way this is just the best way to do it

 

Oh wow ok, I'll try doing that. Thank you for the tip!

BTW, any tips on removing that awful racing stripes?

 

No prob.

Adhesive remover + credit card or plastic scraper of some kind would probably do it without hurting the finish.

 

the back glass and side glass will haft to come out. if the mouldings around the glass get chewed up they will look like crap. as for the dents they would be a simple fix with a dent puller. are you going to do this yourself or taking it to a shop ?

 

I'm trying to find out what I need to do to prep the car for new paint and finish. I wasn't sure if this is something that can be fixed or would have to result in getting a new quarter panel. I'll probably try and push it out like someone above suggested.

What do you mean by the glass having to come out?

Thanks!

 

some of the surface rust and body damage looks like its were the back glass is installed and the side glass i always take out because when you tape off windows the paint peels at the tape line.

 

The paint doesn't peel if you sand up to and past the edge of the window trim. Any good painter will always do that

 

Thanks Hawkze 2.3 I bought a can of 3M adhesive remover spray can and with a guitar pick, I got the retarded racing stripes off. Thank you!