paint question

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Originally Posted by ford31

my late 31 pickup was painted 5 years ago still looks great,it had rear fender mounted tail lights,now where tail lights were mounted has ring around where bolts went thru fender u cant hardly feel them just see them without taking to body shop is there a fix,truck is black

So the tail lights should be mounted on a stand, ...and there is a reinforcement plate on the inside if the fender where the nuts should tighten against. If I am understanding correctly, the hole in the fender has a ring however the bolt's head should be going thru the flange on the stand. What am I missing??