Bought a stud welder for pulling out some of the hard to get to dents and spot shrinking.... takes a little practice but boy I wish I'd got one years ago.
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Had a play at pulling out a dent in the rear corner
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weld the studs on in strategic places
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and gently pull them out... no no, gently.. oh well, a few holes to fill.
pulled the dent out well though
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The tailgate from my old Sandman is pretty much rust free but has been repaired multiple times buy the looks of the dents.
The inner panel is good so a quick call to Oz and a Nos lower tailgate skin is being personally delivered to me on Saturday.... what a legend...
So out with the grinder to remove the old skin.
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Phew, that is a lot of rust prohibiter in the bottom of that panel
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