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Old 05-14-2015, 09:49 PM
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I bought the car with this, what concerns me is the metal is pretty much pinched together so I wasn't sure if using the stud puller with a slide hammer from the bottom and top if I could save the edge or not.





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That's pretty ugly, I don't think you could do a decent quality repair without replacing part of it.
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Better off replacing it imo. I'm assuming the door is damaged too?
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The door has already been replaced.
Old 05-17-2015, 05:47 AM
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I've Fixed far far far worse. .. all depends on how much time you want to spend and your skill set is. .. if the damage doesn't go farther than your jams you could fix or replace. A stud gun isn't the proper tool for the whole job you'll end up stretching the metal so much your rocker will look pregnant.

In my opinion itd be faster to replace
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Cake work... Jack the car up on the one side ,taking your time beat and shape the metal the best u can and do your bodywork .. Done
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^ You work for maaco? Just for fun, how many hours do you want to fix that?
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It's just a rocker... I mean if u can't work metal well enough to bump that straight and wipe it with filler then attemping to replace it may not be a good idea either.. I've fixed far worse on classic cars with dead lines and needing panels that where not easy to find.


And by the way I didn't know maaco fixed dents.... LoL any how



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