doghauler
Full Member
Hello all, going to attempt my first door skin installation. I have fairly decent body work skills so I'm not too worried, but just looking for tips/experience. Here's where I am now:
I currently have the old skins off the frames and all the spot welds and old skin fragments clean up, the frames are cleaned and painted inside and out. I have the new skins and did a test fit, they look to fit nice and tight on the frame. My plan (based on my research) is to use a good door skin panel adhesive and coat the frame-flange, place the panel on, align it, clamp it, let it set up, then crimp the skin to the frame using the body hammer and dolly technique, then undercoat the inside of the skin.
Any tips or hints on alignment, where to start, what to look out for?
Thanks, I was going to take it in to a body shop until I had quotes from $300 to $600 per door (yes, per door) and I was clear with them that it was not a remove-replace, just install new. Seems awfully pricey.
I currently have the old skins off the frames and all the spot welds and old skin fragments clean up, the frames are cleaned and painted inside and out. I have the new skins and did a test fit, they look to fit nice and tight on the frame. My plan (based on my research) is to use a good door skin panel adhesive and coat the frame-flange, place the panel on, align it, clamp it, let it set up, then crimp the skin to the frame using the body hammer and dolly technique, then undercoat the inside of the skin.
Any tips or hints on alignment, where to start, what to look out for?
Thanks, I was going to take it in to a body shop until I had quotes from $300 to $600 per door (yes, per door) and I was clear with them that it was not a remove-replace, just install new. Seems awfully pricey.