[landarts]

When I started to make the cuts on the truck I used 3/4" 3m yellow tape anywhere I could as a reference marker so it would be easy to match on the other bed that is the replacement part. I measured down equal distance using a flexible ruler from the top inside the bed rail. I also wanted it on the curved part of the bed where there is more strength to help avoid the tin canning issues. After I got the part mounted up there in place, there were three places that need to be trimmed a tiny bit to give me the proper gap for spot welding. I went super slow and skipped around and let it cool before moving on to the next spot. When it was all done I was surprised at how easy it actually was to repair.

I had stripped the metal with my Eastwood SCT metal striping tool. This tool was really great, did the job fast and without heating up the metal. Used some UPOL Gold filler and then a coat of UPOL etching primer for now.