My First Fender
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From: Prescott AZ.
My First Fender
Now I know why bodywork is so expensive. To the guys that did their own bodywork I take my hat off to ya. I finally finished my first fender, block sanding still needs to be done but the primer went on this morning.
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For all of my other cars I just got out the check book. Being retired now the check book is not quite a fat but I do have time, so I went back to school. I am taking the paint and body course at the local college trade school. The school is great, we can all work on our own projects, mine being the 48. It is a lot of work but were also having a lot of fun and it feels good knowing that this truck will be done by me.
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I like your fix for the fatfender design flaw. My RF has the same problem that I'll have to fix. The PO just used bondo.
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Nice job. I hate bodywork, even though I've had to do quite a bit of it on my current truck... 
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Nice work. Mine had the exact same patch needed but a little bigger. It gets even more fun when you shoot color for the first time. Brings everything together. My 50 is my first try at bodywork and it is rewarding doing it all yourself.
BTW - my record was 4 patch panels needed on one rear fender. Hopefully yours is better.
BTW - my record was 4 patch panels needed on one rear fender. Hopefully yours is better.
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Your work on your fenders looks great! Mine were so bad that I got fiberglass fenders. The PO had the bad just covered up with almost 1/2" of bondo and fiberglass that completely covered the seam, all the holes, and the rust. I did fix the back fenders and the doors learning as I did them. I also made a patch for the hole where the gas filler used to be. It came out much better than I thought I could do. I saw a thread here showing it done.
