I applied a bit of body filler to some small dents in the header. I also primed the ends of the header, where it was soldered in place. I had to mix up about one ounce of epoxy primer and go through the hassle of cleaning the spray gun, just to paint about 1/4 square foot of the car body…
I also spent a few minutes partially bead-blasting the metal trim strip that runs across the top of the windshield opening, right under the header.