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Rant: A whole week of nothing but quarter panel rust repair
Got a 2005 Civic, a 2010 Focus, and a 1998 Ranger all in the shop at once, each with the same exact rear quarter panel rust issue. Spent five straight days just cutting, welding in patches, and grinding. The worst part was the Ranger, where I found way more rot under the bondo than the owner said was there. Anyone have a go-to trick for making those curved patch panels fit a little faster before tacking?
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simonw414d agoTop Commenter
What, is there a rust convention in town this week? Sounds like you're the official welder. My trick is a big hammer and a lot of swearing.
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wade7674d ago
Hold up, you're complaining about job security? That's a full week of guaranteed billable hours right there. Beats waiting for the phone to ring. Finding extra rot on the Ranger just means more work to charge for, not a bad thing. Honestly, a steady stream of the same repair means you get faster each time and your process gets dialed in. Some shops would kill for that kind of consistent work.
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brookepark2d ago
Yeah but that's only true if you actually get to bill for the extra rot. Half the time the customer says no and you eat the time. Simonw41 has the right idea, sometimes you just gotta make it work.
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