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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair - Bodywork Basics, Part 3

1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Tracing Tailgate Light Bezel
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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Tracing Tailgate Light Bezel
With a red fine-tip marker, Butch traces the outline of the taillight bezel along the mounting surface. The side of the bed will need to be sanded down enough to make that line disappear.
1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Rounding Hard Edges
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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Rounding Hard Edges
Finally, with all the planes up to par, the once sharp edges are lightly knocked down and given a nice, soft, rounded edge.
1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Adding Coats Of Primer
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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Adding Coats Of Primer
With the bedside "roughed" in (flat and aligned, but still needing some hours of blocking), Butch lays down a few coats of primer.
1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Primer Sidewall
Though there's still plenty... 
   
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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Primer Sidewall
Though there's still plenty of work to be done before any real paint can be applied, at least the body lines have been established, leaving only the tedious chore of further block-sanding-but that's just one side of the bed. There's still the rest of the truck to go!
1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Untouched Bedsite
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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Untouched Bedsite
Above is the untouched bedside-notice the uneven spine in comparison to the freshly bodyworked side...
1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Finished Bedsite
...(below). Big differenc... 
   
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1955 Chevy Cameo Auto Body Repair Finished Bedsite
...(below). Big difference.
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