Today I hammered and dollied all the dents out of the door. Then I had to fit the brace that holds the hinge that had broken off. Since I had no frame of reference with the hinge brace broken and bent, I decided that the hinges have to be in the same plane to operate. So I turned down a steel rod that would go through both hinges at once so I could mark the braces position to weld it back in the door. I also went to the paint store today with my old paint chip and had them computer match a Washington blue color for me. Then I brushed some on a sample to see how I liked it. It is probably a perfect match but the paint on the cowl is a little darker from age and I think I like it better. So after a few days drying I'll decide whether to have him darken it a bit or not.
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