Replace panels before or after dipping?

Dana67Dart said

FIRST....

Please please please I do not want to get into the pros and cons of dipping a car.


My question is...

Would it be better to dip the car then replace the bad sections.

Or replace the bad sections then dip.



Car...

67 convert

Needs at minimum

1. Driver's front foot well
2. Pass front foot well
3. Pass quarter behind rear wheel opening
4. Small patch (6" x 3" L shaped) under the top opening area on the pass quarter
5. Small patch behind driver's side rear most front seat floor mount

Dip first...

1. Find other areas that need replacing
2. Clean metal to weld to

Dip after...

1. Structural rigidity
2. All metal treated the same

Thoughts?

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I would suggest again to speak at length with the dipper to get good answers to any questions you might have. Lots of people have their cars dipped. Maybe they have figured out how to alleviate the problems listed by FM3 Dart. I can't imagine that there would be so many dippers and so many people having their cars dipped if the results were so poor.