Sam P. Door Skin Removal/Install

[rastiss]

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]

20 years as a painter.

 

[sp71eb]

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]

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

 

[StJamesAuto]

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

 

[rastiss]

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

 

[sp71eb]

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]

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

 

[jerrybromley]

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 ).
THANK YOU sp71eb for a clear and understandable explanation

 

[stout22]

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