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Hello, thanks for checking in and following along.

Yesterday was a pretty good day at the shop. I didn’t get as far along as I wanted...I took on too much again and had to leave unfinished. At least I am consistent though, right?
I only have a couple big pieces left to get epoxied. The tailgate, the dash and the box bed trim pieces are the last of the big stuff. Annnnddd, well since I am painting, I might as well make a day of it, right? I have a box of parts waiting for just such a moment so I loaded up.
I then struggled to get the momentum going. The cabinet blaster was not working properly so I spent almost an hour sorting that out. Same thing happened when I switched to the blasting bay, the small pot was plugged and a hose needed to be replaced. That took me longer to figure out the issues as I was not the one who left it like that so you have to methodically work your way through it.
The good news though is that once I got going it was pretty smooth sailing. I got the parts blasted, finding some more pin holes so those got welded up. The dash had some holes drilled in it I didn’t want, so I filled those. By the time I was ready to quit for the day I had all the parts hung and washed, ready for paint.
Once I get my poop in a group today, I am heading down there to toss a couple of coats on.

That is all for today, stay safe.
Steve