Need help from the Experts... I have a couple questions...

1) Which is better when sanding down bondo on quarter panels? Hand-Block Sanders, or Sander Bits on a Dril?

2) How hard is it to re-create the crease that goes along the center of the quarter panel?

 

block sand all your bondo by hand, it'll come out the straightest if you go at around a 30* angle with the block.

that "crease" is a body line that gives the metal strength, whats wrong with yours?

 

This is my problem... The big dent... couldnt pull it out...

 

how'd you try to pull it out?

 

From inside the trunk, Tried banging it out thru there....

 

I hope you aren't planning on filling that whole area with bondo! Drill a couple holes and use a dent puller, get it as close to factory as you can, then use the bondo to finish it up, trust me, you'll be happier.

 

no use drilling holes, use a stud welder with a slide hammer, will pop it right out then use a little bondo to finish it up and get the line nice again.

 

yeah,what he said.
This kid knows his stuff!
Good luck man,and let us know how everything goes.

 

Replace the entire quarter panel lol

 

You have a lot more going on there then just a dent. Your whole panel is out of alignment. Your spoiler part on the end might be a little messed up too. And they are both right - you can't fill that with Bondo.

 

You think it might just be the angle of how i took the picture that makes it look out of alignment? I think i sha'll try to do the slidding hammer, I'll go pick one up at the store tommorrow... Any suggestions on which brand? or where to get a good one?
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LoL... Trust me i thought about it, But would rather save the piece thats on there now...

 

lol I said replace the quarter panel because that's what I'm looking at...to fix what some previous dirt road rumbler did to my car...




Not looking forward to fixing it. bluh.

 

panel looks fine to me around the spoiler area.
It may just look out of alignment in the pic as you stated.

 

Wow... That blows, And i thought i had it bad... I just bought the Iroc i'm working on... Is that an RS?

 

It's a plain old Z28

 

Nice... Think urs does need a panel replacement...

Well if i use the Slidding hammer where should i drill the holes on the dent? and will this pop the crease back where it should be?

 

first of all, the best wat to do it would be to use a stud gun. it welds rods onto the panel and you use a slide hammer to pull the dent. i wouldn't recommend drilling holes. also.. i think you should be more concerned about the rust issues. you could get that dent looking perfect but if you don not take care of that rust properly it will spring right back up in 6 months or a year and you will be hatin' life.

 

stud gun welds studs to the panel, no drilling holes involved, then the slide hammer just grabs the stud and pulls the dent out...