Does anyone have any tips or techniques for restoring the line down the centre of the quarter panel? The quarter panel has had a few knocks and access behind it is limited.

Make friends with a good panelbeater...

bog

:D

if you can't get behind it with a hammer and dolly then you will need a special tool called a unispotter. It welds pins on to the panel and you use a slide hammer to pull the dents.

Haha bog holds the universe together. :D

I've seen people drill holes into there body work, get some rod that goes in and gets behind it and you pull it out. Similar to the spot weld idea.

another option is heat them up and quench them with a wet rag, can sometimes pops dings out...don't count on it though...

Yeah I have a slide hammer with dent puller screws and could weld the holes :hmm: I was really impressed with this guy's effort with his celica, he beat the line down the middle like a pro:

 

 

 

Anyway this is shitting me cos it's the last thing on the to do list with the bodywork before a coat of primer and wet sand :D

prime it

then bog it.

 

it really couldnt be simpler.

 

then high build prime the whole thing....

show cars arnt made from metal...

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/board/in...showtopic=29608

 

check out my repair at the bottom of this page.

Ok, with the assistance of masking tape, duct tape, bog and primer filler I got things sorted :hmm: Pretty happy with the results, it really sharpens up the character lines of the car. It's going to be painted black so things have to be perfect.

 

1. Roughed up the metal gently with the grinder so the bog has some tooth to stick to, then taped masked one side.

 

 

2. A thin skim of bog added in downward strokes then flattened long ways.

 

3. Feather in with a block and palm sander, trying to be careful not to rub back the centre 'ridge', duct tape will protect the centreline from being sanded back.

 

 

4. Repeat on the bottom side and use primer filler to fill up any scratch marks and pinholes.

 

 

 

Doesn't look to exciting (the primer dosen't reflect light well) But the quarter panel is dead straight now and should look awesome when it's painted black. :y:

Edited March 30, 200818 yr by Pieman

Nice job mate, did well.

 

Try re-constructing that centre ridge on a late model Capella (late 70's)!!! :nervous: