Best way to fix quarter panel rust?

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  1. Evan M

    Evan M Member

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    I need to fix the rust in the rear quarter panels. Is the best way to cut out and get metal from another car? Any suggestions for the best way to fix?
     

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    Cut until you get all the rust out and replace the section - I bought used pieces from a guy in Texas that were rust free
     
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    cutting them out is the RIGHT way and the best way but alot of people use bondo to fill the hole BUT eventually the rust spreads and the bondo has nothing to hold onto anymore and falls out.
     
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    Bottom part is from one of the newer stamped quarters and the rest is from a good used quarter from Texas - if the Texas quarter was good on the bottom, I would have used the entire piece from that one :)
     
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    This might be a good time to re-address the same old question. Why doesn't someone make decent stamped repair panels for these cars? How hard can it be?

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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Very actually...Tool steel for the dies...Big giant press to stamp steel between the dies to make the panel. Lets not even get into the whole making of the dies to make the part with... These cars just aren't popular enough to warrent the R&D work let alone the manufacturing...Yet...
     
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    Are you removing all the side marker lights?
     
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    If your not handy with a welder I would recommend cutting out all the rust and putting on an anti rust or rust to primer chemical to prevent any spread once patched. Then putting some fiberglass with cloth to cover up the holes. Then using bondo and spot putty for the finish work. Its not as good as welding but its a lot cheaper then buying a welder and going that way in the short term at least.
     
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    You know, for a non-show car this might be a reasonable solution. The purists will hate it but until you gain the welding skills it makes sense. I know my panels would look like Frankenstein if I attempted a patch job.

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    Only way to properly fix the rust is to cut it out and replace with good metal.
     
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    That's going to come back to haunt you for sure. Get a welder and do it right.
     
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    Actually it wouldn't be hard at all. They already have the stamps for the whole quarter panel. Its just a matter of putting a smaller piece of metal in the die that covers everything below the body line. I discussed this with AutoKrafters at Carlisle one year. I believe they would sell a lot of them. But AutoKrafters said they are not interested.
     
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    So after you weld it in how do you get it to be perfectly smooth? Do you use filler then? I know how to weld im just new to body work.
     
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