I used clamps, wood and a rubber hammer (see pic). No I never worked at a body shop but did a lot of car work both body and mechanics a loooong time ago in my college years. Since then I mostly did maintenance work on my cars (brakes, oil, tie rods, etc...) nothing more. I had to revive my old rusty skills.
Here is also a pic of the hood painted before the clear coat layers.

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As mD says...the job is Titz. :thumbup:

dude...... you should open up a body shop.......... good job

I wish I lived closer (I used to..lived in Cary)..I would love to volunteer to do what I could to be part of rebuilding that beauty..

Looking good !!

Ed in NJ (8 degrees at the moment)

I have finished working on this car. Here are the final pics. It was an interesting project for the holidays break. Now I am going to keep it for a little while before giving it back to my daughter. :-)

Looks pretty darn good! I wonder how much $$$ you saved by going this route vs body shop repair!

It turned out great, Alain! :bow:

Enjoy it before giving it back to her! :rofl:

That was a lot of effort and the end result looks great! :thumbup:

Yeah, I'd enjoy the car too after what you had to go through .. maybe you should've forced her to give you a hand! :D

Nicely done, Alain!!! You do great work, and your daughter should be very appreciative of everything you have done.