How much would this cost-bodywork

Theres a whole about the size of a quarter in the rear right panel of a car. The area around it (about 1 1/4 inch in every direction) is rusted and worn. Theres some more rust spots all around it but they havent rusted through completely. About how much would it cost to repair that at a bodyshop? Paint and all?

Dude, if i was you, i would just do it yourself. a hole the size of a quarter isnt that bad. i would grind the spot down and put some bondo in it then sand it down with a low grit then a high grit

I wouldnt use bondo. I'd use fiberglass. Go to advanted auto, pick up a half a gallon of resin and some fiberglass stuff. Me and my buddy just started fiberglassing, and its SOOO FUN. Now just sand down the body with 400 grit when your done over lapping say 3 layers over the hole.. Well cut out the hole i'd say, then fiberglass that. Its so easy once u get hte hang of it man!

Dude, if i was you, i would just do it yourself. a hole the size of a quarter isnt that bad. i would grind the spot down and put some bondo in it then sand it down with a low grit then a high grit
oh deer lord, somebody get out the gun.



please, do not listen to this boy, he has ABSOLUTLY no idea about anything. shaddr3's idea is much better, go with fiberglass. If you have access to a welder and sheet metal that would be even better, but that also requires some welding skills.

pick up a half a gallon of resin
Resin eh? :naughty: :smokin:

yeah welding, even take it to macco if your scared to mess around with it yourself

my crx had a couple small rust spots, and i cut it out and welded in some sheet metal, ground it down put a thin layer of bondo over it and sanded it.......btw...kicker1 solo......go fluffabuffalo

my crx had a couple small rust spots, and i cut it out and welded in some sheet metal, ground it down put a thin layer of bondo over it and sanded it.......btw...kicker1 solo......go fluffabuffalo


its, go buck a fuffalo


and yea, i'd say weld it! sparks are funner then sanding hehehe :biggrin: just dont let ur pants catch fire (way 2 many experiances with that)

but if u dont have a welder then try fiberglass, thats fun 2 use too, just DONT fill it with Bondo cuz it WILL fall out

WELLLL....i know the fix for it, and i have access to welding equipment so i would do the sheetmetal deal, but the reason im asking is becuase this crx that im looking at has that nice hole and im looking for bargaining points...i just wanna know what the average bodyshop cost would be

WELLLL....i know the fix for it, and i have access to welding equipment so i would do the sheetmetal deal, but the reason im asking is becuase this crx that im looking at has that nice hole and im looking for bargaining points...i just wanna know what the average bodyshop cost would be
my shop would do it for maybe $250-350 with paint....

its, go buck a fuffalo


and yea, i'd say weld it! sparks are funner then sanding hehehe :biggrin: just dont let ur pants catch fire (way 2 many experiances with that)

but if u dont have a welder then try fiberglass, thats fun 2 use too, just DONT fill it with Bondo cuz it WILL fall out

Lol it doesnt spark when you weld, its more like a huge ass light saber that will blind you if your not careful :-p. You still have to sand if you go weld, and I suggest that he doesnt weld it if he hasnt welded before. He might burn the metal of his body welding, making the hole worse. I do fiberglass and welding work, and I suggest fiberglassing it. Hey its just my 2 cents.

Lol it doesnt spark when you weld
huh? :eek7:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid66/p72a25810bea4f78340b4be056d46902a/fbdd6145.jpg
See those yellow things flying around? Wonder what those are.... :)

try grinding

Lol it doesnt spark when you weld, its more like a huge ass light saber that will blind you if your not careful :-p. You still have to sand if you go weld, and I suggest that he doesnt weld it if he hasnt welded before. He might burn the metal of his body welding, making the hole worse. I do fiberglass and welding work, and I suggest fiberglassing it. Hey its just my 2 cents.


u dont sand a weld, cuz its hard to sand and smooth out a big weld, u use a grinder! which means more sparks!!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

god i love having my own welder, and having welding class at school, except for when i see dumbasses abusing the equipment

Yea, i love welding. Definitly wish i had my own MIG. So damn expensive though.

try grinding
do the world a favor and stop speaking. I'm welding in that pic, not grinding.

Sorry, your pic isnt showing up. I have a MIG Cricket Welder and I never get any sparks shot up. And what I ment by sanding, I actually ment grinding. My best friend welds for a living and does most of my work, sorry for actin a little mean there, i've had a bad week, friend, ex gf, parents etc. Sorry man.

My best friend welds for a living
me too ;)

do the world a favor and stop speaking. I'm welding in that pic, not grinding.


that was u? was that in ur own personal garage or at work??

that was u? was that in ur own personal garage or at work??
my shop....which happens to be my work....

i used bondo hair when i shaved my emblems and that shit is a pain in the ass bc of the fiberglass strands that just like dont do what you want them to all the time. But i havnt had any trouble with that falling out or anything. I just bought some stock red and sanded down the primer i had on my car and sprayed it with the red to make it look better. Doesnt match up to my red but thats because my paint is faded. But i dont see anything wrong with bondo.

how long ago was that?

when i bondoed it was like 2 1/2 months ago.

Yah there are different types of fiberglass. My welder buddy started fiberglassing and he bought that little packet from advanced auto, the fiberglass strands are huge and stuff. He bought the 8 foot squared package I think. I ordered a whole roll off of ebay for $80 thats like 230 yards and there are alot thinner strands, as small as those cactus plants, the one that feel fuzzy, but when they get on your skin they hurt! yah those, and believe me, they hurt too! >.< gotta love a hot shower afterwards tho.

What type of welds would you use on fixing up that spot? mig i would assume? and what thickness steel?