I'm wondering about body panels, I want to weld all the holes up on the body, most of the holes are about 1/2" x 1/2", some are larger. I have gotten most of my info from tex Smith's 'All about Custom Cars'. It's a great book, but some of the sections aren't too clear. He says to take a similar gauge steel tac-weld weld it in to place then, lay a bead around the hole. He also mentions to use a plastic body filler to get a final product.

Now, to me, it seems that if all the holes have a bead around them, it should pull the metal tight up against the body panel and a good grinding then a good sanding should get you a quality finished product. Please point me in the right direction.