2003 Suburban Quarter Panel Repair 

Nice work looks a lot better thanks for sharing 👍

Great video, thank you for your time and thorough explanations of what you were doing why you were approaching each technique perhaps unconventionally. There’s always another way to do something right.

Hey man there's no reason for you to apologize for getting in front of the camera you've got to work and you're giving us the privilege to see how you do everything thanks for taking time to make the videos I've been watching you probably six or eight months now I am just outside of Detroit Michigan so I understand all this rough stuff you have the privilege of working on I am originally from Texas and we don't have all the salt issues

Hey Shawn this is just what I needed. Last April I had to throw a patch on our 2022 Suburban and now with you great video I can do the repair correctly. I'm glad you had a bear of a time getting the running board off because I did as well :-)

this is EXACTLY what im going to be doing w my 02 burban.. same dang color even. panel bond is a gods gift! I didnt realize mills sold these patches though, i was going to buy off ebay or somewheres else but now im going to look into getting direct to the shop from mills!

Holy cow i just watched this whole vid because i have a truck that needs this done to the rockers, cab corners and fenders. I know it will never get done but the whole time I watched i just kept thinking one day lol..... Great Vid.

Great job as usual. Keep the vids coming.

Thanks for taking the time to make these vids. I know they can be frustrating at times.

You're very good at what you do brother. My yukon needs you lol

We don't need paint vids all the time Sean....all your work is worth checking out

great video--I actually have seen very few examples of panel bonding. I am a good welder--but agree that its much easier to blend a 20 guage overlay than to grind everything out and refill..ugh. I have a Suburban 2500 that I would love to do when weather warms up--same rust areas as yours...keep up the great work!

I found this video to be very helpful thank you, I will be doing this same process to my 2005 Chevy avalanche,

Another awesome job . Looks like panel bond is the way to go . I am sure it seals a lot better then spot welds, from the back side . Thanks for your time buddy !

I have watched almost every one of your Videos and I always learn something. I have never used panel bond but I got to tell you I like it, no warping fast good rust prevention I think I will buy a tube of Fuse bond for my toolbox, I assume it lasts as long as it is sealed and you only need to buy new tips where the two compounds mix. Good Video Thanks!

Thanks for the reply Sean. Cool, informative. I like how your moving forward with new stuff. Anyone who wants the minutiae can go back and watch the vids.

Keep it up man. Really informativ videos. Good work mate.

Great vid man. I gotta a nice 03 2500 burb with same rust. Was a gm ase tech and know all about these trucks but dunno shit about body. This vid was very usefull. Im gonna go check out all your others now lol

Absolutely first class work. 👍👍

Very Nice repair Shawn!

Looks nice Happy New year Sean

it turned out beautiful ! my 2001 chevy suburban 23 yrs old only needs both front fenders lower patch panels if i had the tools and experience i would do it myself

Excellent video. I haven't used the panel bond and was wondering what the filler blend was going to look like with the lapped metal and it turned out very nice. I guess you could also flange the original quarter, but no more of a blend that you had it might not be worth it. Keep the vids rolling.

Great job. Thanks.

lotta work. quality work

That panel fit hela-nice.

dude your work looks awesome. I have a 2002 tahoe, I wish you could work on mine. definitely some rust needing attention

Good stuff man.

Nice work.

Nice work

great video

thats a great video I,ll have to pick up some primer from their when I start working on the Jeep again I've been using the 3m and its expensive I got the bead roller set up it works great my Brother uses pannel bonding all the time and he works in a dealership he loves it

if your worried about any holes that are remaining ......... use a electric solder iron, and a little rosin core solder... i'v been using it for 50 yrs ..... quick and easy nice fix ......:)

Great stuff Sean. I appreciate you showing us this. Could you joggle the bonded join? Great vids, keep en coming.

How much does a rust repair like this usually cost? I have a 2000 suburban

looks good

They keep you busy with lots of rust repair where you live. lots of salt I bet, nice work

New cars are put together with all kinds of adhesives, those must be a pain to repair...that foam made sure it rusted lol.

I'm doing the exact same thing but on a 97 k1500 suburban I've never welded before but I bought a century welder

nothing wrong with this repair. Panel bond is strong! When you use the stuff with glass bead especially, it allows a proper minimum thickness to remain for strength. I went to wyotech for collision repair and some cars are made by manufacturer to pass collision tests with panel bonded parts. They also use so called structural foam in side pillars to reinforce for strength and it sucks to repair. this is a good method, so don't hate. you can't be stupid and put heat on these areas with welding obviously! use your head. these are for low stress areas and with a lap joint like this it has strength. guarantee many body shops use this method regularly. great video, this will help many. Also panel bond isn't cheap either, and is very strong. rock on brother! great for rust repair on personal vehicle when just hate sight of rust and then paint or bedliner over with proper preparation of surface and application of product.

Nice 💯✅🤘

Sean, has your China freight creeper cracked out around 1 of the center casters mounts yet? seams like the blow mold plastic was thinning in that area

I just bought that little air tool from Harbor Freight. With the sanding kit attachment. But it keeps flying off is that what the little lock nut is for? You shoe it at 33:32

Is there an access hole for that panel to use fluid film - my truck has no rust on that panel - I want to keep it that way but have not yet figured out how to inject rust treatment in that area.

Dang that is ate up. How long before it needs rockers ? Looks really nice and the Lord Fusor worked well :)

I just did my 02 avalanche quarters and used panel bond ( different brand) but used self tapping screws to hold panel in place. pre-drilled them to make sure panel fit correctly. used fiber filler like you did but didn't know what to do about the screws after panel had cured. thought about grinding off the heads of the screws off and hope to God the rust doesn't start there and cover them with fiber filler or take them out and the Jam filler in the holes and hope for the best. what did you do. didn't show it in the video?????

I was wondering if those washers and screws were going to set in the panel adhesive. Did you take them out after it was completely cured? If so, how come they did not bond to the panel?

Hello ,nice video . Where are you located? I'd be interested in having you do some work on my yukon xl.Thanks

Great vid! I've got a 2000 burb and same issue only more rust from the rocker area near where you are working.I bought my vehicle new and would love to keep it.What is the cost of what you are doing?where are you located?The passenger side is worse but both sides need repair.Thanks again.

How much does this typically cost? Would it be better to replace the quarter panel or just get the dent pulled out and repainted At a body shop? I got an 04 Escalade esv and I just want to know if it’s worth fixing. I can replace the fender and hood myself

very nice..........tony

this guy is fucking GOOD!

where do you order the panels from? ive seen a couple sites selling them at a good price but usually all seem to good to be true.

For those self-tapping screw holes, could you just brush some panel bond in them then put fibre glass filler over it?

hey where are u located how much would u charge to do a 2002 Chevy Suburban rear quarter panel on driver and passenger side

Do you ever take on small crash work. Pulling on inner structures and what not. Would love to watch a vid series on that like a smashed rocker or cab corner or something. Mabey you farm out the pulling. Anyway freakin top shelf for sure =)

How much for you to put one quarter panel and both rockers on a 2003 Yukon Denali?

is there any benefit to getting the panels from GM as opposed to aftermarket

where is the best place to buy panels and rockers for my 2002 suburban.

Holy fuck you must get paid by the word mate lmaoooo

are you in Cleveland too. I have a 2001 suburban that needs on side like this and the piece behind the wheels too, both sides

can those panels be entirely glued, instead of welding

A really good video that could be great with a little video editing.

These videos are great... but I have a question... do you use seam sealer at the bottom of the patch panel, and at the edge closest to the tire.. I know you said you use some in the door jam side... I am new at this.

What are you charging for work like this and location .

Hey I'm in Cleveland to. Can you help me with my 04 suburban?

Could you panel bond the whole piece with no welding

Cleveland Ohio stand up

how much would you charge for this? awesome work as always

Hey where can I find that panel

Can't figure out why you leave that rear tire in the way.

what is that panle called?

hi my 17 y o son crashed into the reat quarter of his friend tahoe how hard is to replace that pice right by the bumper

Anybody do panel bond on complete rockers instead of welding and leave the screws in and grind the heads down just a little? I don't weld and it's my own vehicle so don't need it to look perfect when I sell it or junk it after 4 or 5 more winters of salt on the chassis.

i love u velvet

I really need You help

flange the matting panel wont fly on that

Another thing sure hope you get a job to repair rot pertaining to inner door frame bottoms an outer skin bottoms. they dont aftermarket inners for shit a few common trucks mostly Chevrolet.