[lomtevas]

This sequence is a show and tell of excess putty and filler needed on the horizontal surfaces to repair vandalism.

The hood appears to be very much short of being a "bondo beauty". That is to say that although to flatten the hood surface took more than a sliver of material toward the front of the hood and a complete strip to metal toward the rear, the hood is flat and sturdy and ready for primer.

Please critique! The question is whether it is better to save the original factory hood with stuff on the metal or replace it with a new hood.

The roof took extra material toward the front and toward the rear. The sliver is rather thin. The bodymetal man suction popped out all recessed sheetmetal and worked the putty and primer mix to yield a flat surface.

The tactic on the trunk lid was to line up the horizontal surface flush with the rear windscreen line and raise the wings of the trunk lid with material so as to slightly lift the edges to line up with the tops of the rear quarter panels.

On the to-do list: glass and rear license plate panel, prime and shoot.

Whew.