Cutlass Panel Skins???

[Southern_Hospitality]

Does anyone have experience with reproduction panel skins? I have a 71 Cutlass Convt. with rust in some places. I was just wondering if I could get away with buying skins rather than buying full panels. All suggestons and comments welcome.

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted by Southern_Hospitality

Does anyone have experience with reproduction panel skins? I have a 71 Cutlass Convt. with rust in some places. I was just wondering if I could get away with buying skins rather than buying full panels. All suggestons and comments welcome.

Depends on the skill of your body man. The more common partial quarters are all stamped by one or two companies in China. My experience is that they do not fit well and require a lot of work to look good. If you plan to use them to cut out small patch panels, that's probably fine. If you plan wholesale replacement, I'd go with the full ones.