Body Repair, Hit N Run.... :/ Options

[Remy]

Well a couple of weeks ago I was involved in a hit-n-run at the mall, waited 3 weeks now to see if they caught the person that ran into my car so far no luck....took it to ABRA the other day they wanted 1500+ to get it repaired I was like....I'll pass. What do you guys think I never done auto body before but would rather learn and use the rest of the money to upgrade my suspension. You guys think it would be easy to get this patched up ?? I don't even know where to start. I just need a list of the supplies I need to get this fixed up any help or tip is appreciated thanks.

As you can see the wheel arch is pushed in too....

The dent was bigger but I managed to pop the big dent in the middle out.



I know I gotta wash those damn salt off my car.

[_mikeE]

You're going to have to take out the entire panel out dude.
And I've never done much body work/repair but IMO i would take some thick hard cardboard or even a couple pieces and stack'em then take a rubber mallet to press the dents back out to shape back with the rest, and then see if you can somehow heat it and take a little hammer to perfect it and for the little dents then you'll have to fill it, and paint and buffer.

[speedfeen]

You're going to have to take out the entire panel out dude.
And I've never done much body work/repair but IMO i would take some thick hard cardboard or even a couple pieces and stack'em then take a rubber mallet to press the dents back out to shape back with the rest, and then see if you can somehow heat it and take a little hammer to perfect it and for the little dents then you'll have to fill it, and paint and buffer.

NEVER put direct heat on a panel....

that warps it. there is such thing as shrinking a dent which includes heat but never take direct heat (like a torch) to a panel. Heating is an old school method.


and that looks like a quarter panel, you cant just take that out. You have to remove a peice and weld another peice in it.









**just a reminder, you CANNOT put fill on paint! it will pop right off! grind it first, then the grooves will hold the fill on the panel!**

This post has been edited by speedfeen: Mar 4, 2008 - 3:29 PM