Off to the body shop, the frame and rear fenders were in the paint booth. Those fenders had just been hit with some epoxy primer, and the frame was in for a little touchup in the front section.
I decided to powdercoat the frame as it was, rather than make it all nice and smooth with body filler and then paint. There was a lot of surface texture from the rust and surface corrosion over the years, but I think that's just fine for the frame - adds character! Still, a small portion of the top side of the frame would be visible through the engine compartment and wanted that to look good, so the top of the front section of the frame was smoothed and painted in a semi gloss black.
Hood getting a coat of POR15.
Tailgate drying after getting primed.
Front fenders looking really good after block sanding - ready for final coat of primer!
That's all for this update. Hope to have some more pictures to share in a couple weeks!