My fenders should have been scrapped, but I didn't know any better. I spent way too much time hammering on them and should have just searched for a better pair or paid for the toe and heel patch panels. Some spots are so work hardened that the more I beat them, the worse the surrounding areas got so I hammered them until I was ready to move on (~40 hours each). This is my first real experience with metal bumping, but I'm doing everything by the book (Key to Metal Bumping) and on other dents the only thing I think needs work is my finishing (getting it to where you don't need filler), but whose doesn't besides the metal working gurus.
I use my 18" block and a regular sanding block with 36 grit to get the shape, then 80, then 220. I'll post some pics to give you an idea, but basically they were just a mess around the toe and heel, and needed big sweeps to smooth out. My hood is primed and it looks great, but I couldn't feel anything before I put the epoxy down, so I wondered if I'm doing to much.
