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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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Well guys, remmember this:

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I got this on the mail:

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Well, i worked on it this weekend and here is the end result. Is not a permanent fix, i got to save some money to take it to the body shop and get it fix professionally.


What do you think?? And yes, i did it myself!!!

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Here are some more pics... Just for fun!!



 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Looks good man, fine job.. Cya Slick
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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glad to see you got it on. Why isn't it a permanent fix? What else do you need to have done? Light swap should be a simple plug and go. Looks good in the photo you posted.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by paul05dak
glad to see you got it on. Why isn't it a permanent fix? What else do you need to have done? Light swap should be a simple plug and go. Looks good in the photo you posted.
I had some minor body damage under the tail light. I have never done any kind of body work (just fiberglass back in the day) and it still needs some professsional body work on it. But for now i can live with it better than before.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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looks good to me raven and truck is looking nice
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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so what did you do to the body, sand it prime it and then some paint or did you just paint it over for now? Cya Slick
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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your truck looks great!! i love the white
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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Nice job on the tail light. Can't really see the body damage in the pics, but I guess you can't live with it. Truck looks good, really like the wheels.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Slick Dakota
so what did you do to the body, sand it prime it and then some paint or did you just paint it over for now? Cya Slick
I had to hammer out the dent from the inside then used some putty like bondo then sand it , primed it , painted it and then the clear coat. I was surprised with the results for been the first time for me doing that...
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by dakota_raven
I had to hammer out the dent from the inside then used some putty like bondo then sand it , primed it , painted it and then the clear coat. I was surprised with the results for been the first time for me doing that...
awesome, looks great, did you have any problem with seeing the difference between the two paints at all? I guess is feathering is what I am referring to, I have a couple places on my front and back bumper that I need to address.. Cya Slick
 
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