well i did want to do the work by myself i am 17 and was told that it would be too hard for me so i was just gonna have it done for me. but i have been watching tv shows and diy stuff so i will prolly do it by myself. thanks jpnorris87. if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself.

 

i was considering welding a patch in, and may still end up doing that, i got a good friend who's a magician with a welder, much better than me, i can weld alright, but not great at sheetmetal

 

hey guys, i havent been able to slap any paint on it yet, the primer dried for a couple of days then its been rainin since, that shouldnt hurt anything should it?

 

Isn't welding in a filler panel for a fender just a series of tach's so you don't warp the metal? and taching is pretty easy.

please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

don't use foam then bondo over it. all the will do is make it the metal rot even more. your are better off to buy a couple of six pack of cans, drink and pop-rivet them into place then bondo over the cans.
primer is not a sealer. you will need to put some thing on soon or else the bondo may start to buble in less than a year.

 

Typicaly most primers are porous, meaning water will be absorbed. Plastic filler is also porous. So if it gets soaked.... water will be absorbed to the metal. This is not good!

epoxy primer is non porous and it what I like to use to seal the work up.

 

so, im already screwed? im planning on painting tomorrow or sunday

 

Tough Ram, I hear where you are coming from, but there is only one way you learn and that is to do it. If you are scared of doing it to your truck, go get an old fender and spend the weekend practicing. Welding and body work is something you have to do to get good at.

Hirschy, yes you are right. Set your filler panel in tack it in a few spots. Then start tacking it every 4in or so. This keeps you from warping the metal and also keeps from overheating and crystalizing the metal. After each pass, hit the welds with a die grinder and a scuff pad. This removes the slag and any impurities on the metal. Let the metal cool, and start again, and repeat until you have welded the entire panel on. Grind down the weld, till its smoothe and if you did it right you wont even be able to really tell where the seam is at.

Dakotas Ram, take a good look at your primer. Sand it down some and see what it looks like. For future referance, you should always use a primer sealer after you spray primer if you plan on driving the vehecle or cant keep it out of the elements. This keeps water and the elements from soaking in to the primer and from ruining your body filler.

 

that is true jpnorris87 i will take some metal and practice. i took welding in school and am pretty damn good at it but dont want to screw up my pride and joy. lol