Thread: Fiberglass skin on steel fender?

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Originally Posted by btsave

I think that this is the route I'm going to take. This is meant to be a fun driver, not a show car. As body problems come up over time, I'll have my man tackle them in an appropriate manner. I'd rather spend my $$$ on the drive train, brakes, etc. than redo a body which, at least to me, looks acceptable to good. Now, if I ever hit the jackpot.... who knows! Oh, I replaced all 4 tires this morning In terms of filler, it does hide problems, but once the problem shows itself, it can be corrected... though with more cost? is that the case? I noticed a few rust "bubbles" on the door skin, especially where they shaved the handles off and am having my body guy attack those as well. I agree, I would prefer an all metal repair, but this car would just cost too much to strip down and completely redo... plus, I'l probably be too old to enjoy it by the time it's done!

well you want steel under the filler and that look to be so .its is one of them deals were the guy did not work the steel out much hard to saying why? i have work on many old cars . some guys think it better to pick and file .well i seen fenders from the pick n file days were they are so thin you can not work them much other then tap them in shape and fill them hard to say how many times over the years they been re work . it was never hard for me to fix a body panle that had been fix before and work it out with less filler or to steel with no filler if there was some steel to work with .the big deal with old bodys is the old time body guys did was to bust the old paint off and they did that with sanders with 36 grit or less with a hard backer after a time or to of that they get thin .i like to work the steel up with a doly by tapping it up then a finsh hammer then some slap file lite sand with 80 grit guide coat lite picking up if needed with a pick hammer the a lite file then da with 80 grit .i fixed alot of new steel this way .it came in the body shop hurt after you took it out of the box new .it was faster for me then waiting for body filler to dry i put many door skins on this way to i work with steel more then some it was faster for me to work the steel out to no filler or one coat of filler .some guys do not know how to work steel or care to .they are what we call cave and pavers or body man n the can