Thanks Gus for the hints and opinions.. To answer some questions for you.. I did in fact have the whole shell blasted and primer to hold it over till body work started and body guy is going over ever inch and stripping and making sure body is straight and he is going over it with epoxy primer. I bought a whole right quarter panel and the right whole quarter is going to be completely replace since it has so much damage to it. Also, on the left quarter this is not his repair, that is what he found when he started stripping the primer and bondo off the quarter. This is the work of someone before him and he showed me how some one welded a patch panel onto the rusted area so he will cut out that rust and weld/repair that area and I also bought a left quarter (not the whole one) so he could cut out and replace what ever amount of the rear portion that he needs to replace. He said the same thing that you did that it would save me money doing that vice working out all the crap that someone else did. They are pretty honest and in this very small town if they weren't they would of been run out of here by now since a lot of folks know each other and they have been in business you around 25 years and have been doing restorations for most that time so I trust them for the most part. So I think for the most part they are doing it like you have said, although I still need to go and relook at that LH floor repair in person. Thanks for the suggestion!
That's excellent! The LH floor patch is ok as long as he seals the outside edge. The spot welds are fine but if you look at it underneath you will want to seal patch panel with weld. Then use seam sealer on the side.
I always impress upon the importance of quality work. It's always worth doing it right the 1st time.
Good luck!
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