67mustangreg

Hi, some of you guys already know a little about my car. It's a 1967 coupe project of mine. I am a high school student so everything I do is on my own limited budget. I coated everything in a layer of cheap rattle can primer black when I bought it, and am now going back and working out the kinks I painted over.

My car has this deep dent on the drivers quarterpanel, near the tail lights. How is the best way to fix it? I am thinking use a rubber mallet and a 2x4 from the inside to do most of it, then sand down to metal and prepare the surface for a little bondo. I know, everybody hates bondo, but that's a deep dent. I think I'll only use a thin layer. Also, FYI the quarterpanel is not original. It was welded on, there's drippings inside the trunk.

Here's some pics, any help is apreciated:

rmodel65

you need a body hammer and a dolly

rmodel65

order this a good starter kit
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/astr...0-p-11665.aspx

and look at this to get an idea of how to use it

http://www.tachrev.com/JeffLilly/hammer.pdf

HGC

Looks like its already been pounded on some. The metal has been stretched there and you are going to have to work it back out. If you just hammer on it with a mallet all you will do is push the stretched metal outward. Like rmodel65 said, you need a body hammer and a dolly. Just work it slowly with the hammer from the inside. Hold the dolly on the outside opposite the hammer. I would start from the edges and work in.
Nothing wrong with Bondo as long as it is used right. You just want to mix it properly. Too much hardener will make it brittle. Too little makes it soft. Don't guess. Follow the instructions as close as you can.
Sanding the Bondo is tricky. Do not use an orbital or finish electric sander. It will always leave an edge. You can rough shape the bondo with heavy grit sandpaper around a big flat surface. Even wrapping a sheet around a one foot long section of straight 2 X 4 will work. Sand back and forth...not around.

67mustangreg

Can I substitute a normal claw hammer and a block of metal?

chris66dad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qvIY...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eax0L...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuWnE...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Okb...eature=related

You can pick up a set of dollies and hammers at harbor freight for 20 dollars.
If you must use a body filler use a QUALITY one like Rage. Keep it thin


Good Luck and Be Safe
Ron

Iskwezm

I would recommend using a shrinking hammer.Like it was said, the metal was stretched

ThongsareSweet

very cool video iam curious what does he mark that with a sharpie marker to find the low spots? Also about that shrink disk, what size of grinder do you need to run that kind of a shrink disk? do they come in different sizes??

HGC

You won't like doing it and you won't like what you end up with. For body work you need the right tools for the job. You don't have to buy top quality professional tools. Harbor Freight stuff is fine. I bought a set of hammers and dollies at an auto parts store for about $20.

HGC

Almost any body repair will need a little filler to smooth it over. This one definitely will. Some of the premium fillers can be as hard as a rock. Very difficult to sand. Even Bondo makes a premium (for them). It is blue. the cheap Bondo is pink. I did use blue on my car. Interestingly enough, I chipped out pink which had been on it since 1990 and even though it was a half inch thick or more in places it had not cracked.