Nothing but studs here

This Avalanche is in the shop to get the right bedside fixed up. You see, the owner of this truck let her husband drive it one day. The husband a bit too close to the mailbox. (Yes, that’s what I said, must have been some mailbox) Anyway, no matter which way he turned he couldn’t get away from the mailbox. So, he just hammered down and let the chips fall where they may. Well, this is the result. We first started by prepping the panel for the stud welder. We had to grind all the paint down to the metal so the studs would weld in. We then used the puller to pull out the low areas. This process keeps the amount body filler low and thin. Once all the studs were cut off and ground down, the body filler was applied. The last step shows the repair area in primer. Tomorrow we will block out the primer and wet sand the rest of the panels and give it a wash. Paint comes next.