welding vs. body filler question

[firemanchuck]

HELLO ALL.........I PULLED SOME DENTS TODAY ON MY TRUCK. ONE OF MY FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS OWNS A BODY SHOP, HE HAS BEEN DOING IT QUITE A WHILE. I PULLED THE DENTS BY USING THE OLD FASHIONED TOOL(SCREW IN AND PULL TOOL)NOT QUITE SURE WHAT YA CALL IT.

ANYWAYS I FIGURED HE WOULD WELD UP THE HOLES, THEY ARE PRETTY SMALL. BUT HE INSISTED ON USING FILLER. HE STATED THAT WITH THE HOLES THERE FILLER WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE AS IT WOULD GIVE IT SOMETHING TO HANG ON TO THROUGH THE HOLE.

QUESTION IS, DOES THIS SOUND RIGHT? WAS HE BEING ABIT LAZY? I HATE TO SUGGEST THAT, JUST CURIOUS IF I SHOULD STRIP THE FILLER AND GET EM WELDED UP. THE BED IS STRAIGHT NOW, LOOKS GOOD. DENTS WERE PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT AND GROUNDED DOWN TO BARE METAL.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? I HAVE ONLY BEEN USING THIS BOARD FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, BUT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME GREAT ADVICE ON HERE, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT I AM JUST AS INCLINED TO ADHERE TO THE ADVICE OF MY FELLOW CHEVY BRETHERN AS I AM A FELLOW FIREFIGHTER.

SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG MESSAGE AND THANKS A MILLION FOR ALL OF YOUR ADVICE.

SINCERELY, CHUCK MISENER(TULSA, OKLAHOMA).