Between drizzles, I made a run into town to get my Sunshine Roof back from the sandblasters. I am always very satisfied with my blaster. Everything is ready when promised, and the quality of work is great. When I took the roof there on Tuesday, Glen the owner, was in the process of dabbing black paint onto back edges of bolt heads and behind brackets of a truck chassis they had blasted and painted. Only a man who takes pride in his work would be bothered doing this. I didn't say anything, but was suitably impressed.
I knew there was one or two dents on the roof, but the smoothly primed surface now reveals a few other small knocks I was previously unaware of. I will need to be careful I don't 'repair' any of the spot welds or areas which appear to have been there since manufacture. For example, the third photo shows front passenger side corner of the roof. One or the two visible imperfections is an acquired dent, the other is a buckle in the panel, which looks like this occured during welding process. That one is raised up, not pushed in like wear and tear damage would be. One I will repair, the other stays as it is. It'll be covered by either canvas, or the metal piece that tensions the canvas (with 2x wing nuts, to tighten).
Some of the spot welding is pretty average. I intend to drip-check the gutters, so they can't rust again. I know it's not authentic, but will avoid those unsightly corrosion stains. Nobody wants those pesky stains anywhere, right!