Myotis1134 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hello everybody, I have been screwed by my car once again. Couple of weeks ago I decided to de-badge the lumina, and it looks a hell of a lot better. However... while pulling the strip off of the passenger side- the section between the door and the wheel-well, I discovered that a generous amount of bondo had been used to fill in an enormous dent. I discovered the bondo when a large chunk came off with the stripping, and feeling adventurous, decided to remove the rest of the loose filler with my trusty grinder. Using the lightest wire-wheel I have, I took quite a bit of filler off that had been held on by the stripping, and during the process discovered a hole that had rusted through the fender. I worked on it only a little bit before I realized that it might not be wise to see how big it would get at the time, and stopped at only having a small/medium size hole in my fender. The bastard is rusted all the way through, and maybe a little bit on the other side. I'm a little scared to find out just how big it actually is, but I need to fix it so I'm looking for opinions on the best way to do this. I figure I have two options: 1. grind the rest of the rust off, and fiberglass the shit out of it if possible. or 2. since the bondo looks extensive, and now there is a hole to boot, find out how big the hole is, cut off the area with the hole and the bondo, and have a piece of sheet metal fabbed up to be welded in. either way is going to be a lot of work, but I'm leaning towards the new metal being welded in idea. At least that way I can count on a little more strength and longevity than with the fiberglass. I'd appreciate any ideas or comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 thats a 1/4 panel, not a fender, fenders can be replaced and are bolted in. I'd clean it up and weld i a new piece if you can get ahold of a welder, if not get some fiberglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myotis1134 Posted July 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 yeah that's kind of what i thought would have to happen. thanks for the info, any thoughts on the gauge of metal i would need? I can measure an edge to get exact, but would there be any benefit to going slightly thicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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