how NOT to do body work
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I am a glasser – I know all about making bondo sculptures look really good in the end. I just wouldn’t try it on top of sheetmetal.
The most important thing in metal work is to return the metal to its original state (strength). Otherwise it can be under tension or pressure and do some crazy things down the road. And if the part is structural, that is a major safety concern.
With proper metal work you can get the metal back to its intended state and have the shape relatively close to fill (preferably needing 1/8″ of filler or less over the majority of the repair).
This rot repair is also not done correctly. Backers should not be used on rotted panels that look like screen doors. Fab a new piece, learn how if you can’t, or find a replacement door. I have to wonder if fiberglass was used to fill many of these holes. The shell is rotted so close and behind the hem that a proper repair is necessary for a long lasting repair. There are metal working websites that can provide invaluable fabrication and welding skills. Adverising this type of work is not good for business.
[quote=”billgaino” post=28544]Well what the hell am I supossed to do when they bring this crap to my shop with a 1000$ deductible and no money? [/quote]
And really, if they had no money they wouldnt be driving an Infiniti SUV.
sometimes it’s better not to buy into peoples lines of BSlooks slick :wak
If they told us that they wanted us to save the deductible they would have been told we can’t do that, but we would be glad to put it on their charge card for them 😉
[quote=”rikka23″ post=28554][quote=”billgaino” post=28544]Well what the hell am I supossed to do when they bring this crap to my shop with a 1000$ deductible and no money? I can either save the quarter and take the check, or let them WALK. There was a big dual A/C evaporatoer in behind the panel too. :S
[/quote]Know guys put me straight if I’m wrong but from this picture if you take of the bumper and rear light and carefully drill out the spot welds you can take the triangle panel which the light bolts to giving you loads of room to put bars,dollies and flap most of the dent and if needs be heat shrink if needs be or put sound pads in then reweld or spot the panel back in hidden by the light and rubbers, and but as little filler in as you ca. :)[/quote]i’ve read this 3 times, and i still don’t understand what your asking.
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And really, if they had no money they wouldnt be driving an Infiniti SUV.
sometimes it’s better not to buy into peoples lines of BS[/quote]:agree
[quote=”ding” post=28589][quote=”billgaino” post=28544]Well what the hell am I supossed to do when they bring this crap to my shop with a 1000$ deductible and no money? [/quote]
And really, if they had no money they wouldnt be driving an Infiniti SUV.
sometimes it’s better not to buy into peoples lines of BS[/quote]:agree
Come on guys….you forgot the subject of the thread. HOW NOT TO DO BODY WORK!!! :rofl :chair
back in the day that was exactly how to do the job lol everything was rotten it was the days of British Leyland and Alpha Romeo ,now all we have is Mercedes when it comes to rust buckets lol
as far as i am concerned its horses for courses ,if the customers wants fudge then let em have it ,if they want to spend out on a new panel then great but economics do dictate a lot of what we do
what i wont do however is knock myself out to save the customer money as often the correct repair is usualy the more economical anyway ,when a customer wants to salvage a rusty or heavily damaged panel often this can take longer to repair than to change it so i charge accordingly and in many cases the job doesnt work out any cheaper for them plus they are left with a car full of filler and fibreglass
so realy speaking how not to repair a car is relative to the job in hand ,some discerning customers with cash to spend on an old classic may require the vehicle to be restored without the use of filler even to the point of haveing panels hand made by expert panel beaters ,most traders would have rust fudged up with no concerns whatsover for the longevity of the job as long as it got it off the forecourt
Paul
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