Originally Posted by ImagoX

Ouchies... I just don't know if that level of body restoration is within my skill range. It actually might be easier to replace the entire wing in a year or two than to carve out a section and replace it smoothly enough that the perimeter of the repair will not show. I can probably scare up a few people that I know that can spot weld but that...? I'll have to ask around and see if anyone in my local community has those skills - I get the impresison talking to some of my local restorers that they generally just "do the job right" and pluck off the entire offending panel.

I guess I can check it from the inside when I see it and see how bad it is in there - I hear that kind of damage is fairly common.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by MiniMaybee

Matt, I think what Nick was trying to say is that you will need to remove all the rust from the surface of the fender under the paint. I doubt you would need to cut out a piece of the fender. I would first use a Dremmel to remove a square section of paint to expose the rust and find good metal. Then you can either grind out the rust down to bare metal or use Naval Jelly to convert it. Then sand the area smooth, Bondo to flush and sand again. Primer and paint. All this can be fairly localized and is a lot less difficult than it sounds.

Originally Posted by ImagoX

Bump - hopefully Richard will see this one... Thanks!