Help Panel beater advise needed

[turk1]

Just would like to know if this damage on my son's car can be repaired without having to change the rear quarter panel, the car has been scrapped down the whole nearside by a skip lorry but is only panel damage, changing the door and front wing is no problem as they just bolt on, but i was hoping i would not have to renew the rear quarter panel

Edited by turk1 on Thursday 27th August 23:31

[randlemarcus]

Unless you own the skip lorry, why would you need to do it? Contact the skip lorry company, ask for their insurers, and claim from them.

[turk1]

Here is another picture from a different angle

Edited by turk1 on Thursday 27th August 23:33

[turk1]

randlemarcus said:

Unless you own the skip lorry, why would you need to do it? Contact the skip lorry company, ask for their insurers, and claim from them.

It has gone through the insurance and they have written the car off as a cat c and i am buying the salvage back because it's only panel damage, it was only written off because of the extortionate estimate given which was as much as the car was worth

[thebraketester]

I would say that that is pullable. Idont think youll get it back to 100% as before but a decent body shop should be able to "make good"

[V8covin]

I've done worse so yes it's definitely repairable...although I'd imagine many bodyshops would rather fit a new panel

[turk1]

V8covin said:

I've done worse so yes it's definitely repairable...although I'd imagine many bodyshops would rather fit a new panel

Would it not be harder work and much more expensive to fit a new panel ?

I would prefer it to be repaired but only if it's going to be near 100%

[ya_bollox]

turk1 said:

V8covin said:

I've done worse so yes it's definitely repairable...although I'd imagine many bodyshops would rather fit a new panel

Would it not be harder work and much more expensive to fit a new panel ?

I would prefer it to be repaired but only if it's going to be near 100%

anything can be repaired to perfection with enough time but time coasts,

in work; I'd have a new panel on that within a day in primer ready to be painted the next.. don't forget the window guy before and after, +new panel ~400+ and possibly window - random number between 400-1000

or on my time; spend that day pulling tapping an straightening, the next filling,sanding,priming,sanding and maybe paint the 3rd day, and be left with a perfect looking panel.. coast=fillers+sanding'disks+time

if you knew a good old-school panel beater that could well be fixed I'd want about 600-800 notes(need to see it to price), the trade should be called panel-replacement as that's what it's become because it's quicker turnaround, more cars in-out more money simple as,
replacement is a better job overall but end decision lays on the owner ''a good panel-beater could''

[turk1]

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anything can be repaired to perfection with enough time but time coasts,

in work; I'd have a new panel on that within a day in primer ready to be painted the next.. don't forget the window guy before and after, +new panel ~400+ and possibly window - random number between 400-1000

or on my time; spend that day pulling tapping an straightening, the next filling,sanding,priming,sanding and maybe paint the 3rd day, and be left with a perfect looking panel.. coast=fillers+sanding'disks+time

if you knew a good old-school panel beater that could well be fixed I'd want about 600-800 notes(need to see it to price), the trade should be called panel-replacement as that's what it's become because it's quicker turnaround, more cars in-out more money simple as,
replacement is a better job overall but end decision lays on the owner ''a good panel-beater could''
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Thanks for your in depth post, i am now confused as your saying a replacement rear quarter is a better job and quicker to turn around, where i was thinking the opposite, just shows how wrong i was

[v46m4n]

years ago they wouldn't even have considered changing that panel, it would have been repaired. Different these days, they replace for far less.
Find an ' old school panel beater and he will have the panel ready for paint at far less of a cost compared to replacement.

[v46m4n]

years ago they wouldn't even have considered changing that panel, it would have been repaired. Different these days, they replace for far less.
Find an ' old school panel beater and he will have the panel ready for paint at far less of a cost compared to replacement.

[turk1]

I would prefer to get it repaired as long as it dosen't need loads of filler, i don't really want the panel cut and rewelded if i can help it.

[randlemarcus]

I suspect years ago a new panel cost more than the fitters/panel beaters time for two days. Not so much today. These days panels are machine stamped from tinfoil, and are a lot cheaper than the time it would take to get the old one right. Might not be the "best" way to do it, but cost is usually quite important