My upper tailgate was in fair shape. It had some small dents, inside and out. I used a welded stud puller to remove the dents. There were also five small cracks around the support strut bolt holes. I welded up the cracks, dressed them with a flap wheel, and fabricated a 16 ga. reinforcement plate. The tailgate was chemically treated for surface rust; sanded and primed. The primer was block sanded to reveal any imperfections (multiple times). Then the color coat was applied inside and out.
Upper tailgate pics
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Re: Upper tailgate pics
That's nice work, almost too nice for a Dodge.
The manual calls that part a "liftgate" just distinguish it from the "tailgate" I suppose.
The manual calls that part a "liftgate" just distinguish it from the "tailgate" I suppose.
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Re: Upper tailgate pics
Lift gate… makes sense. Thanks.