Apologies

[k1500 97]

Sometimes we make our own style. Since I consider myself a high-ranking member in el-cheapo club, some of my "rust repair" is professional. I salvaged the good front fenders off my 92 parts truck, and am sanding/rattle-can them for my 94. It looks great... from across the parking lot.
It's a style! A symbol the old truck survived "xx" amount of years.
With enough power to keep up with my brother's bmw 325i, it puts a smile on my face every day!
Who cares if it looks raggedy? It's paid for and does what I need! With all the safety crap and nonsense sensors on newer vehicles, I'll keep the old gmt400 going, because I actually can!
That tape, those paint runs on my fenders? That's character! It's a sign: "paid for, still going strong, and I fixed it myself"!
I'll ramble a bit here. I only ever did mechanical work, never touching body stuff. My truck is my education. With nothing but common sense and a GED, my rolling education is proof of my growing abilities. Today's individuals seem more concerned with paperwork, like educational degrees, than actual proof of ability. At the end of the day, I can pull into your driveway with proof of my ability, rather than a piece of paper that says "I was taught things from a book". Mine looks redneck fabbed because I made the mistakes on my own. Now I know what not to do next time!
Enough of my rambles! Y'all are great!

Well said. Mine is fabbed up also I tried to fix some bed wheel well rust. And it's not good

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but no one would help.

 

[CumminsFever]

Dude, I'd be proud if I get mine looking like that. Having never done body work, I expect flaws on my 1st attempt! Be proud of your accomplishment!

 

[mwilliams55555]

Well said. Mine is fabbed up also I tried to fix some bed wheel well rust. And it's not good

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but no one would help.

At least you did it, and probably learned a bit along the way, so next time will be better, practice makes perfect

 

[GrimsterGMC]

At least you did it, and probably learned a bit along the way, so next time will be better, practice makes perfect

Exactly, this is where we all started. It wasn't until we had a go and discovered our short comings that we knew what we needed to learn and did. And practice does make you better.

 

[k1500 97]

Dude, I'd be proud if I get mine looking like that. Having never done body work, I expect flaws on my 1st attempt! Be proud of your accomplishment!

Thanks I am. It was my first time. Parents said I'll show ya Saud that for months I said screw it it's bout time for it to be done. Dad said it looks like s#!+. Even tho he's never done it either.

 

[k1500 97]

At least you did it, and probably learned a bit along the way, so next time will be better, practice makes perfect

Yea behind that bondo is duck tape holding some metal/ rust as reinforcement for somthing to bond to. There was nothing there.

 

[Caman96]

Yea behind that bondo is duck tape holding some metal/ rust as reinforcement for somthing to bond to. There was nothing there.

Sometimes it’s just memory holding it all together.

 

[k1500 97]

Sometimes it’s just memory holding it all together.

Yea my door trim is bout to leave the chat too

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[mwilliams55555]

You have to do what you can do sometimes LoL, not a body work guy myself either, but I've put patch panels in the covered them with"" Rino liner**. That was my rock chip prevention lol

 

[GrimsterGMC]

Thanks I am. It was my first time. Parents said I'll show ya Saud that for months I said screw it it's bout time for it to be done. Dad said it looks like s#!+. Even tho he's never done it either.

Sounds like your Dad and mine may be related. It never helps to be so blunt when this is only the first step on a long journey of learning a skill. Encouragement will take you as lot further. At least you can say you gave it a go.