Rear quarter body help needed

As far as the butt vs lap debate goes, I'll say the real skill is knowing what to do, where, and when. I'm not a great body guy, but I do consider myself a pretty damn good welder.

I would think that the guys debating this understand the concept fairly well. Distribution of heat, managing panel growth through proper gapping, ect. We all hold ourselves to different standards. I can guarantee you that George can butt weld better than 99% of the internet experts, even though he says he's not perfect. He's a pro and most hobbyists would be proud to pull off his worst work. That said, I'm pretty damn good and any weld is gonna require at least a skin after finishing.

The real skill is knowing what to do long before the welder gets plugged in. Where to cut the panel, what shape, how you fit your pieces, what type of weld, ect. Long flats and long lazy convex panels are always to be avoided if possible (laps work well here). Tight convex panels(think back pillar on a pickup cab) are easy. Because of the shape it's pretty hard to warp the metal. Concave areas are preferred areas. You can play lots of games in the valleys.

Back to the original post. These guys are being gentlemen not throwing that guy under the bus...but I will. Don't let that guy touch your car if he does come back. He was given an absolute softball lobbed over the plate. With the options he had available on that repair not one single decision he made could even be remotely defendable. I know it's not what you want to hear, but that has to get cut off and start over. You can butt weld it, lap it, whatever you want...but that hokey *** "repair" will fail.