Driver side rear quarter panel and roof.

general_lee_jr · Post by **general_lee_jr** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:36 am

Roof---->The roof has a rather large dent in it. Every time I try to knock it out one side goes but the other side goes back down and visa versa.

Quarter Panel--->Has ripples in real close to the fender. I was wondering if body filler would be the way to go. It is an area of about 6" X 12".

I have been using just a rubber hammer on the roof. Antbody have any suggestions. I would like to get this stuff taken care of so I dont have to pay someone else to do it. Thanks.

JC-ATL · Post by **JC-ATL** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:16 am

Yeah, get a hammer and dolly set, and the book "The Keys to Metal Bumping."

general_lee_jr · Post by **general_lee_jr** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:38 am

You know where I can pick one up around the northeast side of the Atl.

Kubel Nick · Post by **Kubel Nick** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:43 am

Hammer and Dolly, check you local bigger auto store. Cheaper getting it online. Book, check your local bigger book store. May have to special order it or order it online.

Practice before doing it yourslef. Metalwork, especially metal shrinking is hard for a newbie to do. You probably can fix this with a torch or a shrinking disc. But with any method you do, if you do it worong you could permanently screw up your roof.

http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/gara ... tech3.html
email John Kelly if you want (email at link). He's a master metal worker and a very helpful guy.

general_lee_jr · Post by **general_lee_jr** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:08 pm

If I end up screwing up the roof I figure I would just make it a ragtop. Thanks for the info.

JC-ATL · Post by **JC-ATL** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:17 am

The Keys to Metal Bumping used to be available from the Eastwood company, or from the Karmann Ghia Club of North America.

general_lee_jr · Post by **general_lee_jr** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 4:36 am

I found a book at Barnes and Nobles yesterday that was pretty much an idiot guide to body work. I bought it and now I am looking for the right tools.

Fusillade · Post by **Fusillade** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 1:36 pm

Let me know what you think of the book as I'm about to start the body work on my '56 and any good reading material will help.

general_lee_jr · Post by **general_lee_jr** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 6:20 pm

To tell you the truth the more I read the easier time I had deciding to let a pro do it. It does not seem to hard it just seems to me that it is very tedious work that gets quite expensive if you do it wrong. I am going to let a pro do it. More power to the people that do it themselves. I think it takes years of expierence to do the job right the first time.