Fender Damage: What to do?

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  • blacktyevent
    Member
    • Jan 2015
    • 76

    #1

    Fender Damage: What to do?

    What can i do about this? I am open to hearing all options from rattle-canning it to a full-blown chassis repaint. It is warped and will need some some kind of body work.

    I just bought the car and thought i would have a budget for body/paint which has slowly evaporated as i overhauled the engine, redyed the interior, and upgraded the audio system.

    All constructive advice is welcome.





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  • Artful Dodger
    Advanced Member
    • May 2008
    • 156

    #2
    I think to fix it, it would need to be sanded down, worked with a puller/hammer to get dents and wrinkles out, slap on some body filler, sand it smooth to best of ability, use a high build primer like featherfill, wet sand til happy, color match paint, buff. the color match would be done on probably most of that rear quarter. use the body line ans pinstripe to break up the repair from the old paint.
    This should work and you could do it your self if you have patience. body work and paint take a lot of patience.

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    • Artful Dodger
      Advanced Member
      • May 2008
      • 156

      #3
      here are some pictures of what I did to fix my fenders after rolling/stretching them to fit my larger tires...











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      • Navarone
        Banned
        • Jun 2014
        • 935

        #4
        Just paint pen it to knock the ass off and when you have the money get it professionally fixed.

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        • Artful Dodger
          Advanced Member
          • May 2008
          • 156

          #5
          or that, you could do that too.

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          • blacktyevent
            Member
            • Jan 2015
            • 76

            #6
            Great advice guys. Thanks!
            www.tycacek.com

            Currently Driving:
            1986 325e- Custom Nebula Purple Dip, 5MT, Lukebox. A Perfect DD. ;)

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            • Navarone
              Banned
              • Jun 2014
              • 935

              #7
              Fender Damage: What to do?

              Sure thing. The paint pen is just eye wash, it takes away the big scar that says "look at me!" It's not going to be great, but at a glance you probably won't even see that it's touched up.

              You can probably find gloss black touch up paint at most part stores too.

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              • AndrewBird
                The Mad Scientist
                • Oct 2003
                • 11892

                #8
                Since it's black, rather than use a paint pen, get a can of gloss black spray paint, mask around the damaged area and shoot it. Might scuff it up with a scotchbrite first so the paint sticks better. Josh (Jand3rson) did his front lip with Duplicolor and it matched the stock black perfectly.

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                • Navarone
                  Banned
                  • Jun 2014
                  • 935

                  #9
                  Hrm, wouldn't that result in overspray, blending and tape lines?

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