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[Minirook]

Preparing for the new boot floor and this was old damage was found after removing the old body filler. The areas marked inside the arrows have the damage and outside of the area the panel looks good.

 

I don't mind welding up the effected areas, but I am at a loss how to approach this repair as there really are at least three distinct areas of repair. As well I need to make the lower edge and am not sure again how to approach this type of fabrication.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

[sonscar]

I stand to be burned for this advice but here goes,If you want perfection buy a complete back panel and spot weld it in.
My choice is weld in new metal to replace the rust,dress the worst dents and then use filler to make good the shape,budget and skill levels and the desired outcome may sway thoughts on this.Steve..

[Gilles1000]

I did repair this area on my car. Although the boot floor was partially cut out as it was rotten. I fabricated some small repair panels, weld them and dressed them to follow the curve.

I spoke about it on page 6 in my thread linked below. The principle is easy, take one flat steel, bend it, cut up to the bend so you can twist it as you want to follow the body, weld it in, and weld the cuts you did in the repair. Once the rear panel and floor are welded together, you can correct the shape.

 

Cheers 

Gilles

Edited by Gilles1000, 07 April 2022 - 08:04 AM.

[Maccmike8]

Id cut out the holes and weld a new bit in, knock the dents out, filler and away you go.

[slidehammer]

I had the same problem on my daughter's Mini. I was originally going to put just the low hinge panel repair in (for rust)and found previous damage around the light area so fitted the larger Heritage panel that goes all the way up to the bottom of the window aperture. I did this as I was worried about getting a good seal on the rear light and boot aperture. It wasn't a hard panel to fit up.

[Minirook]

Many thanks for the information and inspiration. A picture is worth a thousand words. These rear panels are a lot of money and when you consider most of the metal is good, I hate replacing good metal. So looks like I will give a go at dent repair, filler and a bit of fabrication.

[sonscar]

It is easy to throw cash at panels,if you fit the new part panel you will have welds in a very visible place(unless you are a welding god which I am not).Use the lamp to shape the area to and take care,you will find lots of repairs like this.Enjoy,Steve..