Got Rust? See How I formed a patch panel from scratch and welded it on to my 1971 K5 Blazer.

The rear quarter panel of my K5 blazer had been previously rust patched and repaired with body filler. I am removing all the body filler from this truck and teaching myself how to straighten all the bodywork by learning metal working techniques along the way. In this case, I needed to replace a section of the rear wheel arch that was damaged by rust and previous bad repairs. I found a way to create a patch panel that includes a flanged edge and a bead without using a beadroller or expensive tooling. The tool I did use was a shrinker stretcher kit from Harbor Freight which worked surprisingly good. But I didn't find a good way to create the patch panel until I failed a couple times which are also shown in the video.

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If you would like to see some of my earlier videos on the same truck, check these out:

How I made the shrinking pliers: https://youtu.be/RX5pyUncGyk

How I made a wooden clamping block: https://youtu.be/h54ZZtk7Vgg

How I made a hammer form: https://youtu.be/KVCuWbVYbgc

Hammer and dolly: https://youtu.be/GcK7O5nm_zc

Shrinking disc: https://youtu.be/kCKVejMQqao

TIG welding: https://youtu.be/KwjkODBF4OI

Concrete Slab lifting tool: https://youtu.be/QFOhVoNTMkw

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