Wow, painting is hard work. Almost all of it is preparation and sanding. Um, make that almost all sanding. I had to use a power grinder to get the spot welds reduced and smoothed. Next was to prime the bare metal with POR15 (GREAT stuff!). Then fill in the gaps with bondo. Sand, smooth, repeat. I did not do a perfect job on this area, since it is not going to go through concourse. So here is the finished trunk:
