diamond corners?

[covelle]

When I bought my yj it had a crushed rear drivers side corner that has been bondo and painted and dented again. so I was thinking I might be able to cover it with the diamond corners. I am looking for inexpensive ways to make overall appearance better because I don't want to sink a ton of money into the heap. so my question is how does one prep the existing steal under the diamond plate parts to prevent it from rotting out from behind?

[chuckp]

If you know how to weld you can get a corner patch panel from JC Whitney for about $25. Covering a messed up panel just invites rust no matter what you do.

http://oldjeep.com/images/YJ/P3200002.JPG

[jeepsr4me]

Just make sure that any bare metal is painted with a high quality paint. I took and put a bead of RTV around my corners. I made the bead cover about 1-2 inches all the way around the backside of the corners just in case, to prevent water from getting behind it. I even RTV'ed the rivets to keep water from seeping in from behind.

[covelle]

Thanks ........ I'll keep all that in mind. patch would be cheaper because my paint is already for ****. but it is the driver side closer to the fuel filler. I will have to ponder this a while.

[yj4trails]

Just for covering up the dent, you could mask off where the corners will go and spray undercoating on it or that spray on bedliner to prevent corrosion/rust between the two pieces..