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9/07/24 Before taking the bed parts to the sandblaster, I decided to do some of the rust repair, so once epoxy primer is applied, they will be ready for Bondo. I started by taking the stake pockets off to treat the rust forming under them. I did a few patches on the bed sides to remediate the rusted thru spots. All the stake pockets can all be reused, but the rear drivers side needed a bit of repair. A previous repair was covered over with Bondo to cover up a really poor welding job. With the pocket removed, I was able to restore it back to sound metal.