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2/21/24: For the past week, I’ve been doing the bodywork on the panels I’ve replaced on the cab. I have them all in primer and they look real good. I had one high spot about 1-1/2” around, on the drivers side that I discovered when I was going to apply my final coat of Bondo. I tried to hammer and dolly it down with no results. I then thought about using the MIG torch. I figured if it shrinks the panels as you weld them in, it just might pull that high spot down. I tried one spot right in the middle, cooled it down with air and it pulled it down a bit but nowhere near enough. I tried another spot above then another below and that pulled it down more but not quite enough. Two more spots did the trick. Best part was the heat effected zone didn’t reach the bondo. I ground down the tacks, applied another coat of bondo and it was near perfect.

This will be is the last body work on the truck for a while. It’s too cold to apply any type of epoxy or 2k primer so I’ll have to wait until spring.

The different coloration in the primer I attribute to the cold temperatures of around 40°. I needed to protect the bare metal so it was better than nothing. This spring I’ll sand it all out prior to applying a new primer.

I’m really happy with the results.