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Posted: Sat Oct 17th, 2020 02:42 pm

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I sanded and repaired a couple of bad spots on the bed. I was planning on painting but the wind is gusting a bit too high. Sometime in the past the passenger side was replaced. There is evidence of bed frame repair and the hardware is not correct on the finder well. The door does not fit properly on the cab but the gap is correct for the front fender, the front fender and hood do match but my thought is that somewhere near the front it is an eighth to a quarter inch out of spec and was aligned front to back. It should have been realigned from the rear of the cab forward. I plan on loosing everything up and align the door to the cab and work it forward.

Left side sanded twice. Once with 400 grit and a second time with 800 grit. If I had a paint booth I would take it to a 1200 wet sand but this is an outdoor driveway shoot.

Front of the bed. No real issue here.

Hole in the fender with previous bondo? It went all the way through. It looks like this was a spot repair.

There was a second divot that needed a little mud. They are now smooth.

Once the wind dies down I may shoot it or I may do it tomorrow. It also doesn't help that my neighbor up wind is doing yard work so there a cloud of dust that is drifting towards my project. The inside bed only got a light 400 grit sanding with extra time spent on scratches and surface rust but it still has dents. The inside will get a light dusting of paint for 4 or 5 coats for a thicker and hopefully harder coat of paint. I have 2 rubber grommets inside the gas filler that I will coat with grease to keep the paint and the tailgate hinge will also get a coat of grease.

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Tony
NE ATL
'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement