71 cutlass/442 wheel well patch
January 13th, 2013, 08:40 AM
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71 cutlass/442 wheel well patch
Does anyone make a sheet metal patch for the outer edge of wheel wells? The only rust i have to deal with on the entire car is the outer inch of three wheel wells. That's it on the entire car. I hate to buy three quarter skins and just use an in or two aroung the whell wells 
January 13th, 2013, 10:11 AM
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Does anyone make a sheet metal patch for the outer edge of wheel wells? The only rust i have to deal with on the entire car is the outer inch of three wheel wells. That's it on the entire car. I hate to buy three quarter skins and just use an in or two aroung the whell wells
January 13th, 2013, 10:16 AM
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If you post pics of the area i think we can all guide you in the right direction. sometimes replacing the quarter is the way to go and sometimes it's worth the effort to fabricate a pacth panel.
January 13th, 2013, 11:51 AM
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some one makes a partial, because i have a pair, they came with a parts car they have the rear lower 1/4 piece and the wheel lip..i will see if theres a name on them, they are actually pretty decent pieces
January 13th, 2013, 12:24 PM
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If its a small area... I had a friend restoring a 1972 Cutlass convertible. He had rot around the wheel well lip and I gave him a front fender to cut up. I don't know how much of it they used but his body shop turn out a product that look nice and correct.
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January 13th, 2013, 03:18 PM
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EVERYONE sells the partial quarters. No one sells just the wheel opening lip.
January 13th, 2013, 06:17 PM
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make sure they are not loaded up with filler. If that is the case looks like a pretty much straight forward repair keep it small and take your time and you should be able to turn out a good product. I do like the fender idea joe mentioned.
January 14th, 2013, 04:58 PM
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Are you sure that that is as far as the rust goes? Or just visual.You might want to do a little further inspection before deciding on what approach to take. Once you start grinding or blasting, all sorts of things can pop out at you. If the wheel lips are gone, I would think that there is more that is not seen.
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