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Old May 15, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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how much does that cost and how long does it take.... i have it worse than you do in your pictures... mines an 88 honda accord lxi hatchback...
 
Old May 15, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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sheet metal - i had already (is about $10 a roll at a auto part store)
bondo - $20
sand paper - $3-4
primer - $10
matched paint $18
clearcoat - $10

luckly i have a angle grinder and mig welder which made it way easier. you can use low grit sand paper instead of a angle grinder, and a rivet gun instead of a welder. rivet gun is about $20. so it cost me about $65 and took maybe 10 hours? not exactly sure. BTW i did both sides of the car even though i didnt put pictures up, so just to clarify it was $65 for both sides.

*edit - make sure you get acrylic enamel paint & clearcoat. i accedentaly used lacquer clearcoat and apparently gasoline eats right through it so i have to respray clearcoat sometime this week
 

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Old May 15, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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Nice work. On the "pulling the bumper out" question, you might have laid too much bondo down. You may have to sand it to match, then repaint.
 
Old May 15, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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well because the wheel arch was pretty much gone the rivet that held the bumper in place is gone too so i think i'll be able to fix it but you might be right too, i'll see if its do-able tomorrow night
 
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