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The toughest part was that the bottom edge was rolled down making it so the blade wasn’t perpendicular to the Bus. With the bumper on a flat table, the lower lip was at least and 3/4″ in. I had to beat the hell out of it into a sandbag and reshape.
I thought it was interesting that it was drilled for Euro and American plates. The deck-lid is the same. I’m not sure if there was a dealer in Colorado in 1958. I imagine that it was a soldier who brought it back from Germany. Sanford told me that the original owner was a veterinarian who made house calls with the Bus.
I use Dykem as a guide coat when I planish and metal finish parts to improve visibility of the low spots.
It takes time, but eventually all the low spots get bumped up and planished flat. The file doesn’t lie.
A few scratches which should cover with a couple coats of epoxy, but these are pretty much ready for paint.
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