I have a crease in my rear quarter panel no paint was taken off and it cant be pulled out and my bumper in the corner was taken down to the fiberglass.

Now im on a REAAAAAAAL tight budget...I took it to numerous bodyshops and they want roughly around 2,000 just to do the bumper and get the crease out..

Which obviously is out of my range...

Anyways, anyone got tips on doing so????

Could I just repaint where the fiberglass is and could I just fill the crease and paint that or what...

Anyone got any cheap tips on doing so?


Im not looking to get it professional and brand new looking, something to get me by and will be barely noticeable to the naked eye...

uh oh better get maaco :p
sorry i cant be of much help

Spinks, i have lots of experience with bodywork, i have an old english sports car that taught me lots about bodywork... First of all, i need to know, can you get behind the rear quarter panel and see the back of the dent... don't do anything yet, just tell me how much you can see. REALIZE THIS, AS SOON AS YOU START POPPING DENTS OUT THE PAINT IS GOING TO CRACK AND SOME OF IT WILL FALL OFF. Don't do anyhting yet, there's a right way and wrong way to do dent removal. If there's no space behid the dent (INSIDE THE REAR QUARTER) it'll have to be done with a sliding hammer, which is gonna make tiny holes int the metal which will have to be mig welded up after, or filled with (yuck) bondo.

Spinks, i have lots of experience with bodywork, i have an old english sports car that taught me lots about bodywork... First of all, i need to know, can you get behind the rear quarter panel and see the back of the dent... don't do anything yet, just tell me how much you can see. REALIZE THIS, AS SOON AS YOU START POPPING DENTS OUT THE PAINT IS GOING TO CRACK AND SOME OF IT WILL FALL OFF. Don't do anyhting yet, there's a right way and wrong way to do dent removal. If there's no space behid the dent (INSIDE THE REAR QUARTER) it'll have to be done with a sliding hammer, which is gonna make tiny holes int the metal which will have to be mig welded up after, or filled with (yuck) bondo.


...damn if there isn't somebody on this site that knows something about all sorts of topics. :) Alot of smart guys who have experienced alot of different things on here.

...damn if there isn't somebody on this site that knows something about all sorts of topics. :) Alot of smart guys who have experienced alot of different things on here.



Thats what makes this board great, everyone is a jack of all trades at something :)


Ok

Here is what I have compiled *****! :D




I cant see anything, I am thinking about using a filler fiberglass of course so it will hold better then the putty and such....

But here is my plan

Bumper
1.Sand
2.primer
3.Paint

Quarter panel
1.Sand it
2.Add fiberglass filling
3. mold and sculpt
4. primer
5. paint


Does this sound ok???


I am having trouble on deciding on how to paint it.

Im TIGHT on a budget should I use an electric gun or an air compressed or a spray bomb????

Air compressed is the best and pretty much out of my budget...

Do you have any experience on spray bombs?

wow 2000 dollars!!!!

what kind of car is it?

wouldnt it be cheaper to buy a new quarter panel and bumper and have it painted?

it'd be better if u popped it out a litle first, then u only need to put a thin skin of filler over top, otherwise, you're fillin a huge crack ( heh heh ). if u decide to pop it out, get a rubber mallet and bang the dent out a little, START ArOUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE DENT FIRST. the good thing about metal is that with a little pushing it remembers it's shape. if the dent is recent, it'll come out easy... if u decide to just fill the crack, go easy with the cream hardener for the filler or it'll harden too fast. Spray cans are cheap but it looks ****ty, make sure you give it a couple of coats, the spray cans always put the paint on too thin

it'd be better if u popped it out a litle first, then u only need to put a thin skin of filler over top, otherwise, you're fillin a huge crack ( heh heh ). if u decide to pop it out, get a rubber mallet and bang the dent out a little, START ArOUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE DENT FIRST. the good thing about metal is that with a little pushing it remembers it's shape. if the dent is recent, it'll come out easy... if u decide to just fill the crack, go easy with the cream hardener for the filler or it'll harden too fast. Spray cans are cheap but it looks ****ty, make sure you give it a couple of coats, the spray cans always put the paint on too thin



Ok then so their is no good alternative to the air compressed then??????

Im not wanting it to look super good like it rolled off the assembly line because the rest of the car isnt brand new, just better then it does and wouldnt be noticeable to the casual looker.....

Also the crease isnt even deep, it isnt even a half inch deep their is crease but not deep so I dont think it would take next to anything to fill it...



Ultimate-It is a ford probe, I checked definately not cheaper.

The quarter panel to be removed would have to cut the metal and take it out which isnt something that is in my agenda....

Im not trying to diss the probe. But is it worth putting money into? It may be worth ignoring if its isnt too bad. For me when a car starts getting older I usually just barely keep it running. If you still love this car, thats an entirely different story.

Im not trying to diss the probe. But is it worth putting money into? It may be worth ignoring if its isnt too bad. For me when a car starts getting older I usually just barely keep it running. If you still love this car, thats an entirely different story.


maybe he lost his virginity on it's well worn back seat :D , then it's worth keeping