fixing quarter panel rust

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  1. seth

    seth Member

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    I need some suggestions on how i should go about fixing the rust in the inside corners of the wheel wells were the corner of the quarter panel comes together. :hmmm:
     
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    Cut fab weld Or find good panels from a doner car and cut fab weld.
     
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    Heres a pic,cut fab weld.
     
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    That's not too bad, just as said before. Grind it down to bare metal, then slowly cut and patch. I would treat each panel seperatly. Example, do the outer qtr first, then the inner qtr, then the rocker.

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