(Left to Right) The hood straight off the truck with out clearcoat on most of it.--The sander I used to prep the hood for primer.--The hood after about 30 minutes of sanding and the I sanded down to bare metal in spots are because of rock chips causing little spots of rust.-- The hood in fresh primer which needed to be sanded level later.
(Left to Right) Below is the Finished hood on my truck and a close up of the new paint.-- Then there is a picture of the crack in the frame.--The picture of the bed off the truck to get easy access to the frame for the patch.--Side view of the cracked frame.--Reinforced sheath welded over the crack and the leaf spring reattached.