diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
index 64394411..39e84d20 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@
             display: block;
         }
 
-        // Field input visual — underline style like the mockup
-        .o_input, .o_field_widget input,
+        // Field input visual — underline style like the mockup.
+        // EXCLUDES checkboxes / radios / file inputs (they have their own
+        // visual treatment and would disappear under this style).
+        .o_input,
+        .o_field_widget input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="radio"]):not([type="file"]),
         .o_field_widget select {
             border: none;
             border-bottom: 1px solid $xpr-border-strong;
@@ -91,6 +94,17 @@
         }
         .o_field_widget select { cursor: pointer; }
 
+        // Native checkboxes inside Express cells — keep them visible at
+        // a comfortable size. Boolean toggle widget retains its own look.
+        .o_field_widget input[type="checkbox"] {
+            width: 18px;
+            height: 18px;
+            min-height: 18px;
+            margin: 6px 0;
+            cursor: pointer;
+            accent-color: $xpr-accent;
+        }
+
         // Ensure Boolean/toggle aligns visually with the underline
         .o_field_boolean,
         .o_field_boolean_toggle {
@@ -216,47 +230,15 @@
         table-layout: auto;
     }
 
-    // Column widths — give Part Number + Specification room,
-    // tighten Qty/Price/Subtotal/Mask
+    // Column widths are set via `width="Npx"` ARCH ATTRIBUTES on the
+    // <field> elements (the proper Odoo 19 mechanism). The
+    // column_width_hook.js dynamically applies inline widths after
+    // render and overrides any CSS-only width, so we don't fight it
+    // here. We only add a few visual tweaks per-column:
     .o_fp_xpr_lines .o_list_view {
-        th[data-name="part_catalog_id"],
-        td[name="part_catalog_id"] {
-            min-width: 230px;
-            width: 230px;
-        }
-        th[data-name="line_description"],
-        td[name="line_description"] {
-            min-width: 220px;
-        }
-        th[data-name="customer_line_ref"],
-        td[name="customer_line_ref"] { width: 75px; }
-        th[data-name="thickness_range"],
-        td[name="thickness_range"] { width: 110px; }
-        th[data-name="masking_enabled"],
-        td[name="masking_enabled"] {
-            width: 55px;
-            text-align: center;
-        }
-        th[data-name="bake_instructions"],
-        td[name="bake_instructions"] { width: 130px; }
-        th[data-name="internal_description"],
-        td[name="internal_description"] { min-width: 140px; }
-        th[data-name="quantity"],
-        td[name="quantity"] { width: 60px; }
-        th[data-name="unit_price"],
-        td[name="unit_price"] { width: 80px; }
-        th[data-name="line_subtotal"],
-        td[name="line_subtotal"] {
-            width: 90px;
-            font-weight: 600;
-        }
-        // Stacked DWG / OPEN action column
-        th[data-name="action_btns_anchor"],
-        td[name="action_btns_anchor"] {
-            width: 60px;
-            text-align: center;
-            padding: 2px !important;
-        }
+        td[name="masking_enabled"] { text-align: center; }
+        td[name="line_subtotal"] { font-weight: 600; }
+        td[name="action_btns_anchor"] { padding: 2px !important; text-align: center; }
     }
     .o_fp_xpr_lines .o_list_view thead th {
         background: $xpr-table-head;
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
index b241fa0c..4c6ee3c8 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
                             <field name="part_catalog_id"
                                    string="Part Number"
                                    widget="fp_express_part_cell"
+                                   width="230px"
                                    context="{'default_partner_id': parent.partner_id, 'default_revision': 'A'}"
                                    domain="[('partner_id', '=', parent.partner_id), ('is_latest_revision', '=', True)]"
                                    options="{'no_quick_create': True}"/>
@@ -236,29 +237,34 @@
                                    options="{'no_quick_create': False, 'color_field': 'state_color'}"
                                    domain="[('part_id', '=', part_catalog_id)]"
                                    column_invisible="1"/>
+                            <!-- Specification + Internal Notes: NO width attr, let them grow with available space -->
                             <field name="line_description" string="Specification (Customer-Facing)"/>
-                            <field name="customer_line_ref" string="Line Job #" placeholder="ABC"/>
-                            <field name="thickness_range" string="Thickness" placeholder=".0005-.0010"/>
-                            <field name="masking_enabled" string="Mask" widget="boolean_toggle"/>
+                            <field name="customer_line_ref" string="Line Job #" placeholder="ABC" width="80px"/>
+                            <field name="thickness_range" string="Thickness" placeholder=".0005-.0010" width="100px"/>
+                            <field name="masking_enabled" string="Mask" widget="boolean_toggle" width="55px"/>
                             <!-- Bake pill — click to edit -->
                             <field name="bake_instructions"
                                    string="Bake"
-                                   widget="fp_express_bake_pill"/>
+                                   widget="fp_express_bake_pill"
+                                   width="120px"/>
                             <field name="internal_description" string="Internal Notes" optional="show"/>
-                            <field name="quantity" string="Qty"/>
+                            <field name="quantity" string="Qty" width="55px"/>
                             <field name="unit_price"
                                    string="Price"
                                    widget="monetary"
-                                   options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"/>
+                                   options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
+                                   width="80px"/>
                             <field name="line_subtotal"
                                    string="Subtotal"
                                    widget="monetary"
                                    options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
-                                   sum="Total"/>
+                                   sum="Total"
+                                   width="90px"/>
                             <!-- Stacked DWG / OPEN buttons in ONE column -->
                             <field name="action_btns_anchor"
                                    string=" "
-                                   widget="fp_express_action_btns"/>
+                                   widget="fp_express_action_btns"
+                                   width="60px"/>
                             <field name="process_variant_id"
                                    string="Process / Recipe"
                                    options="{'no_quick_create': True}"