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Reply With QuoteLooks pretty good, I have a similar dent on my right rear corner to fix yet too...its a PITA to get inside the corner there.
(if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it)
well, now that summer is here i have some free time, and i got tired of looking at the rust spot that came on the car, so i picked up some bondo and sandpaper and went to work.
took this picture the day i got the car, more paint had chipped off since then:
using a dremel to sand it down to bare metal after hammering out the dent as much as i could:
more pics later after a few coats of bondo.
Looks pretty good, I have a similar dent on my right rear corner to fix yet too...its a PITA to get inside the corner there.
what i would do for he piece of pinched metal would be to grab some sort of chisel or something that'll fit on there and see if you can push that put a bit.
i did. problem is that in that corner theres another sheet of metal that overlaps from inside the trunk, so i couldn't get it out any further.Originally Posted by es_fact
3rd layer of bondo is drying:
Yea I know what you mean about that corner. I tried gettting mine fixed a little better so I didn't have to apply too much body filler, but it would take a few good hits from a hammer and that has me a little worried about doing more damage than good.
Tah!....I see a nice bike possibly?i did. problem is that in that corner theres another sheet of metal that overlaps from inside the trunk, so i couldn't get it out any further.
dad's 88 softail
Thought is was a softail front end...I used to ride a Dyna so thats why I asked about it.
Anyways, don't want to take away from the topic. I am waiting to see how this project comes out for you because I may end up going back to it myself.
managed to get it done today. its not perfect, but its pretty close. i dont think i did a bad job considering its only the second time i've used bondo (first was on a bumper i got from the junkyard)
going to swing by the bodyshop after work tomorrow and set up a date to drop the car off. means i'll have to drive the focus for a few days :(
Last edited by DFX; 05-20-2009 at 06:56 PM
Unfortunately I have the same hubcaps lol bondo jobs looks pretty good though man.
ok, getting the car painted next week, end result pics as soon as i get the car back.
Great job man, second time or not it still looks better than some of the "Did-It-Myself" work I see out here. I think it came out pretty good honestly
thanks. one guy i showed the pics to told me i should go into bodywork.
good job bro, i got a dent there too but no rust so im not seating it lol.
btw. . . you got a muffler or just a tip??
its just a tip that you can get from any auto parts store.
looks good
well, was busy today making calls during work and begging to get off early to make sure i got the car back today. i have to say, i'm really impressed by this shop. for $425 he did both my quarter panels, fixed up all the small chips and scratches, and went over some of my mistakes. he told me that i didn't have enough hardener in the bondo, so i think he redid some of what i had done. anyway, here are the final pics:
nice work! in the 2nd picture looks like he missed a spot along the edge though
yeah. im not too worried about it though. at least the rust is gone and its back to its original shape.
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