Yup im an idiot... I forogot to put my ebrake on and my car rolled down my driveway and scraped along side a house! I damaged my rear 1/4 panel, front and rear fiberglass bumpers aswell as my passenger sideskirt.... now heres a few pics.... I was wondering what would be the best method of fixing this problem..... I do have experiance in body work and painting but none in fiberglass.... thanks

Thought you were brandon schmidt for a min, once I saw the blue cavalier. Sorry about your car though dude.That sux.








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How do you forget the ebrake? Sorry dude.


2012 HD VRSCF
2010 Ford Explorer
2006 Ford Ranger
2004 Chevy Cavalier

Oh, that sux...my front bumper looks worse than that, but I didn't hit a house! You'll need to sand it down and fiberglass it back up and repaint...you said it was the quarter panel, too? You may need to repaint the whole car, I don't know.

-Crystal

Juicez99cav wrote:Thought you were brandon schmidt for a min, once I saw the blue cavalier. Sorry about your car though dude.That sux.

I did too, wasn't going to be the least bit suprised either if it was.

Now can I just use bodyfill on those cracks or do i have to use fiberglass?? ( they are not just cracks on some spots its gone right through)

From what I've heard, if you dont do cracks a certain way they'll show up later on down the road. I'm not even gonna try to tell you what to do, because im not 100% sure and dont wanna give you bad advice.

Juicez99cav wrote:Thought you were brandon schmidt for a min, once I saw the blue cavalier. Sorry about your car though dude.That sux.

i thought it was me too..lol no my car is dark blue now tho it use to be that color..


u have to use fiberglass to fix it man then maybe a light light coat of body fill to get it smooth.

lol, thats why I always use my ebrake when I'm not in the car. It was like the first few weeks I owned my car, and I was jumping my friends car. I forgot to put my ebrake on when i got out and as soon as I pushed down & forward to get the hood to lock, the car started rolling away on me, LOL. Since then, I'm an ebrake junky, LOL

I always use the ebrake, and if I park on a steep hill, I will also leave it in gear, just in case.

Rob





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USE FIBERGLASS!!!! Use a LIGHT coat of body filler or glazing putty/icing/ez sand to smooth it out a bit, but use as much fiberglass as possible.

Sand it down to get all the paint/filler/gelcoat off. Resin on the outside. 3-4 layers of resin/fg cloth on the inside and then smooth the outside with body filler and you'll be good. That's how I would do it at least.

Have you ever heard of "maxi fiber" ?? its like a body fill but its fiberglass and you just add hardener to it.. ive been told to try it out..... its made by Body Pro