need body help

[Norcalrallyist]

My car has one dent on the rear quarter panel and i really wouldnt mind having it fixed but id rather attempt it myself. Im not afraid to start hammering away at a dent but this one is right on that long raised line that continues to the bumper about half way up the QP and its kinda wrinkled. Should I even bother trying to hammer this out or pull it or should i try to replace the whole quarter panel? I dunno what im doing here i need guru bodywork guidence.

 

[VelocitàPaola]

Bodywork is one of those things where you really need a picture to make an accurate assessment. I've worked in plenty of body shops, so if you can post some pictures, I'd be glad to help you.

 

[Norcalrallyist]

awesome Ill probably have to get some after the holidays

 

[91LazrTunr]

well id say pound most of it out with a hammer and dolly and then use this stuff called "All Metal" its like bondo but its ground up metal like powder size then you mix it up and can spread it on like bondo and sand it down, then skim the rest with "icing" to perfect it...but if your no kind of body man then id recommend taking it to a shop second alternative, you could also bondo the whole thing but then your gonna risk having it start cracking within 2 or 3 years depending on the size of crinkle if it gets fixed right your going to have to repaint the whole quarter...dents are bitches..

 

[Norcalrallyist]

Well I had a civic that I had to remove the sunroof on to make it legal for scca club rally. I patched that hole by cutting a piece out of the other roof and welding it in to patch the hole. When I finished it off with bondo looked pretty good no warping I suprised myself to say the least

 

[VelocitàPaola]

Bondo's only for filling small dents and imperfections. Like 91LazrTunr said, you need to pound out as much as you can first (with either a dolly, spoon, dent puller, etc.). After that its safe to put a layer of bondo over it (provided your not compensating for more than about 0.5" of negative dents). In thin layers, it'll last for quite a while; its only when you put thick layers on a car that you start to hear horror stories of sheets of the stuff falling off or something.