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Originally Posted by TonyG
New metal will be easier to locate that someone to do the leadwork...lol
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You're kidding right??
Either way will be just as good to be honest, but it'd be far cheaper & quicker to lead it, plus in my opinion it'd be a better job as the pinholes & indents in the metal get filled with lead & bring the panel thickness back to where it should be. Plus with lead you do away with the need for bondo as a repair, just needing priming & maybe some stopper for any small surface defects.
The worry is that in cutting out a section of the 1/4 panel & stitching in a new section, firstly you have to locate a section of 1/4 panel & then, unless the weld is continuous/seam welded, (depending on how good your bodyman is) there maybe pinholes in the weld which could let moisture through, plus the heat generated by welding could warp or distort the panel requiring more bondo than you'd like to repair it. hth
edit: to avoid excessive heat distortion, if you do decide to weld it, use a heat band or heat dissipation paste.