51 Ford pickup

[wfo guy]

Early this morning I finished sanding the fenders and put the 2nd coat of high build primer on.
So you have bent bed rails? You need the Tool Time bed whacker 5000! This is what I made to repair the bed rails. I started disassembling the box. That will be tomorrows project.

[wfo guy]

How do you like my new flatbed?
Box is all apart and ready to be repaired.

[Motown 454]

It looks sweet! Good idea on the bed tool but Binford won't be making it but you might see it on Eastwood's web site if they see it works well! lol

[Dave B]

I saw a truck like yours, yesterday, instantly made me think of your project. Awesome as usual.

[wfo guy]

I've spent the day working on bed parts. The sides and tailgate were vatted. I worked on the stake pockets and bed rails. There is welding to be done and then blasting. My plan was to sand with an 80 grit disc but it isn't going to be good enough. I'm aware that none of what I'm doing is cost effective.

[wfo guy]

For those of you that care, I just spent almost 2 hours sanding 1 rear fender by hand. I bought a mess of Durablock sanding blocks last year. They work better than an airfile or a da but they're hand operated. I've come full circle. I'm now doing the same things as when I was 16 years old.

[Crestronwizard]

Tons of fun. Reminds me that I need to sand on the 53'. Keep up the hard work.

[linkstar69]

Great effort

[wfo guy]

Thanks for all the comments.
3rd application of primer. Stake packets filled one one side. Front end of bedrail capped. Most cracks welded up.

[wfo guy]

Another day working on bed sides. I capped the front of the bedrail and radiused the rear. None of this was good enough to metal finish. With the spot welds and cracks I welded up, there will be bondo work.

[wfo guy]

1 down, 2 to go.

[wfo guy]

3 of 3 . I'm done blasting for the day. 6 hours start to finish.

[wfo guy]

Mission accomplished. Primer applied

[wfo guy]

After 2 applications of high build primer, most of the scratches are filled.

[Gojeep]

Great to see you are progressing along and taking your time to do a good job. No point rushing it now and having to do it again later.

[wfo guy]

I worked on the bed sides all week after work. I have them in primer again but I can see they need more work.I'm pretty sure I used to be faster at this.

[wfo guy]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have some color! The good news is that the bugs didn't arrive until after I finished. It will have to be sanded and buffed so the bugs are not a problem.

[Gojeep]

Well done. :D

[linkstar69]

Good result

[69X22]

Good looking project. This is my 52, my original bed was in decent shape so I repaired it and used it. I was okay until the painter asked me which side of the bed side do I want straight. I ended up carrying the interior over into the bed then bought a aluminum power toneau cover from No Limit Engineering (very fine piece) to call it done. In the end I could have bought 2 brand new complete beds (minus fenders) for what I have in this bed. Hopefully you and you body guy are better than the one I used. The outside of mine did come out nice and straight.