[daddyfatsack]

aight im gettin a 82 monte carlo from my aunt it was my cousins he got killed a few years back and before he dide he got the monte and had big plans fo it any way my aunt knows im into cars so shes like if i gave it to ya would ya fix it up but i havent seen it fo atleast a year i know it has some rust in the lower quarter panels not a shit load but some i was wondering what the best way to fix this ive never did body work but im willin to put the work in on this car i was gonna post this on lay it low but i figured i get a bunch of shitheads on htere so i might not get as many responses on here but from what ive seen yall on here is better people n actually have knowledge about cars so i mean any help you can give is appreciated

[bncrzy]

sand it tillu get all the rust.u might have to have patches welded in. never done it personally, we dont have rust out here.lol its a MUST that u get rid of ALL the rust.
use 80 grit to sand it.maybe even 40 grit on the bad spots

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[Unity_Jon]

If the rust is so bad its made a hole in the panel then you'd be much better off replacing the whole panel, if thats not an option then cut the rust part away and cut at least 1/2" into the good surrounding metal and then get a peice of clean metal to make a 'patch' up that fits snug into the hole (put it behind and draw around the edge of the hole then cut the pattern out of the new steel) use a mig welder and just tack the part you've made in place, then go OPPOSITE the first weld and tack it again, try to keep the welds as far apart as possible so it doesn't warp the panel - TAKE YOUR TIME.
if you can sand the surface rust away treat the exposed metal with a 'rust cure' just in case you've missed a bit before painting.

[DRLOWZ]

After tacking on the replacement piece you will then need to use a body filler to smooth it out. Dont forget to grind down the weld some..