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Originally posted by BlownGoat
Yup striping it down to bare metal will tell you for sure what you have to work with. If all looks good and a patch panel will take care of the prob then this is the basics of doing it. Sure if you do a search you'll find some info but i'll run ya through it real quick anyways.
Strip all the paint down to bare metal and put the patch panel up to the fender and mark the outline of the new panel on the old one. Then cut out the old metal along the line where the new patch panel will fit. make sure not to cut out too much of the old metal you want it to fit properly with the patch panel.
Once you have the new patch panel held in the right position "tack" the new patch in a few spots. With it tacked in place make sure its where it needs to be and go ahead and weld it in. DONT weld in a continuious bead though because you will warp the metal from the heat, just form a bead by conecting a bunch of tacks and let it cool for a few seconds in between each tack. once its all welded then you can grind down the welds and smooth the whole thing out with some filler if you need any.
After its welded in you can treat the back of the panel with a rust inhibitor to prevent any more rust from forming.
BG
Excellent! I will begin the process in the next two weeks and keep you all updated regularly.