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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher
You have done some great dent repair and it sounds like you did it wicked fast too! That repaired fender looks great!
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Actually I was surprised how fast it went, one more go over and it should be ready to shoot some color.
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Originally Posted by mjensen
I would love to follow along with how you repair that fender. I have a similar situation with the stock one from my truck. I imagine you are cutting it so you can get to the back side to do the metal work on it?
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No cutting needed to fix the dent that was crushed in. When the fender is removed from the wheel well there is complete access to the backside for fixing. In picture 1 you can see how much it is pushed in. Picture 2 is another spot that was dented and was able to get access from backside. Picture 3 shows the original dent pushed out and a few more dings that need attention.
Here is what I did with the picture 1 dent. I heated up with Map gas to get the metal a little more excited to move. I did this in a circular motion and not hot enough to burn paint off. Then I started working it with a piece of hardwood and a hammer. I just kept doing this process until I had most of it pushed bak into place, switching to different size pieces of wood so that I was not adding more dents to the fender. Also trying to go slow so that I did not create a bunch of high spots on the other side. Once I got it to where I thought it was good enough to start working the front side I sprayed a little bit of etching primmer on it in that area. After it dried i sanded to reveal high spots, then knocked down with a pick hammer and dolly. I also used a metal file in a few spots. Proceeded with a few coats of Rage Ultimate filler.
Picture 2 dent was hammer and dolly only, That dent came out really nice and need minimal filler to get it to blend.
Picture 3 dents were all small dings almost evenly spaced, so I used a hammer and dolly for most of that and laid the filler in one long path. Knocked it down with a longboard to reveal low spots, then filled one more time.
Picture 4 shows the fender after some sanding with longboard and a long thin Durablock. Sprayed with Martin Senour Tec Ultimate etching primer.
I am a novice at this and learning something new every time I attempt another repair. The way I do it may not be the correct way but it works for me. I do enjoy the challenge in rebuilding and fixing these old trucks, I guess my greatest asset would be that I am not afraid to dive into something that I never have done before.