before working on the sides, i need to fix the "interior" because there are also a lot of holes and scratches to be filled
marked the holes that don't have to be filled with a sharpie
after rolling on a few layers of black paint, sanding, spraying on a few layers of black paint, sanding and finally protecting it with a few layers of clear paint, we have a pretty nice result
now on to the sides: i've fixed all the major damages to the cab, but there are still a few tiny dings all over the sides which need to be filled, otherwise they will show through the vinyl. in order to do so, i've bought two new products which should help me: woodfiller. one is stainable, the other one isn't and since i couldn't decide which one to take, i simply ordered both
also bought some new tools to get the woodfiller on as flat as possible without wasting too much of it
all the tiny bumps filled, but i'm still not 100 per cent sure whether that stuff is good or not, because it doesn't seem to adhere to the wood perfectly. will try the other version on the other side though ...
after sanding everything smooth, here's where we stand
because in some spaces the bare wood shines through and because i want to get an even smoother finish for the vinyl, i'll be applying a few coats of red paint. this will also prohibit the wood from "shining through", because the vinyl is pretty thin!
hell yeah, this is
BROWN eh
RED 
first coat done! already looking pretty good, but you can still see a few of my repair efforts through the paint
three coats later, i'm convinced it's enough red for today
. as you can see, i still need to paint the base, but i'll be doing that later!
up next: light sanding for a smooth surface, than the other side of the cab and VINYL TIME after that - can't wait
