Sam P. Door Skin Removal/Install

rastiss · Feb 6, 2013

I always looked at it like the old part needed filler, not the new part although sometimes I need it if I section it....so how many of us are "body and paint guys" on here?

allenfahey · Feb 6, 2013

20 years as a painter.

sp71eb · Feb 6, 2013

3 years doing start to finish body and paint at a dealership and 6 years doing just body work at the shop I work at now.

rastiss · Feb 6, 2013

25+ years as a combo tech. Platinum I-car certified as if that is worth anything, lol.

StJamesAuto · Feb 6, 2013

Great info...so approximately how long does this process take start to finish?

rastiss · Feb 6, 2013

30-60 minutes? Not much to these doors. Depends on skill level and prep required...

sp71eb · Feb 6, 2013

took me about 4 hours to skin the door, por 15 my steering linkage, epoxy prime the door shell, eat a jimmy johns #9, and take all of the pictures. And that was on a Sunday

If your just skinning a door I would say for a first timer it would take about 3.5 hours. You have to think about taking the door off the truck, R&I Door handle, lock cylinder, window, vent window, belt mldg, window weatherstrip. Remember this is not a race. An average modern door pays about 6.5 hours to skin but that includes all of the door tear down and removing the door from a car.

rastiss · Feb 7, 2013

New cars have a lot more crap in the to deal with in contrast to an eb.

jerrybromley · May 1, 2020

I know this is a very old post, but , I am about to do this job for the first time and this post is fantastic ! All the questions I had were answered ( until I actually start that is

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THANK YOU sp71eb for a clear and understandable explanation

stout22 · May 1, 2020

Thanks for bringing this post back to life. Definitely an excellent write up.

Sam P. Door Skin Removal/Install

rastiss

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rastiss

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rastiss

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