Who is paying for this? It sounds expensive what ever way you go
especially since a door is so cheap. I would look around for a good used
door either way you still would have to paint it. Short of doing this I
would have the whole door reskined there is less likelyhood of problems
down the road than with a patch job.
...Art
On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Joseph Cianciotti wrote:
> Showed my vandalized door and lock to a couple of shops today. And at one
> shop, we came upon a novel solution to replacing or reskinning the door.
> Instead of restamping/reshaping the area around the lock to get the bevel
> just right, why not buy a new skin, and cut out and weld a new lock area
> into the old panel. Is this a good idea? I realize it's tough to answer
> without seeing the damage. But to give you a clue to how distorted the
> area around the lock is, the guy didn't believe it once looked like the
> passenger side until I pointed out the remnants of the surround.
>
> Joseph
> 67 Roadster
>
> Thanks to all about the paint advice. Even the insurance company guy, who
> estimated the job with a clearcoat (since that's what most shops offer),
> said the smart thing to do is find a body guy with a great eye for color
> who can shoot a single-stage enamel, since that's what's on the car.
>
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