25 replies to this topic

[panelbeaterpeter]

Hmm I've never done rear doors to be honest, but they will be an inner and outer skin, I imagine it would turn out easier to source another good door, don't know if skins are available.

[nino87]

is it worth putting just those bottom doors skins on http://www.minisport..._08-01-415.html ?
sick how to aswell
have you got one for doing a whole car? haha

[benb12]

Hmm I've never done rear doors to be honest, but they will be an inner and outer skin, I imagine it would turn out easier to source another good door, don't know if skins are available.

Okay, may do just that.

Thanks.

[benb12]

Just noticed this:

http://www.minispare.....LOWER INNER...

For £25 I can't really go wrong can I?

[panelbeaterpeter]

Ah! yeah that looks pretty good! and for that price, would be worth giving it a go!

[panelbeaterpeter]

is it worth putting just those bottom doors skins on http://www.minisport..._08-01-415.html ?
sick how to aswell
have you got one for doing a whole car? haha

Thats a waste of time really, you always end up warping the skin where it's welded and need a load of filler to make it look half right. Much easier, quicker and does a better job to fit an entire new skin.

[nino87]

ok ill do the whole skin then never doen it before and cant weld so ill have to practice first

[R1mini]

For anyone needing to repair the lower part of the door frame, I found the plain doorstep repair panel not the shaped one once trimmed to be a perfect fit for repairing the complete lower edge. Now this was a long time ago but the proper lower repair panel for the door frame was about a £12 and a plain doorstep was a £1 at the time so it was a very effective cheap repair if the rot was not terrible

This is for the main doors not rear doors

Cheers
David

Edited by R1mini, 19 October 2008 - 09:29 AM.

[Senile Old Git]

I was given the heads up from a pal in the US, its a door skin folding tool that fits into your air chisel.

See the video Here

[Birdie!]

what did you use to tidy up your welds?? where did you get the soft pads from???

Edited by Birdie!, 27 January 2009 - 02:57 PM.

[panelbeaterpeter]

Softpad on a grinder and a belt file. You can get both from bodyshop suppliers, or maybe B&Q etc..