rekab69 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Hi Guys, Anyone have any experience with just fitting a new door skin? There are some on EBay which are galvanised steel at a fair price. They suggest that it is just a simple case of unfolding your old skin, laying the frame onto their nice new skin, a dab of sealer then fold over the edge job done.. My frames are good rust free late ones so rust isn't a problem.. Can it be this simple...? Any thoughts..? Cheers, Dave.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I replaced a [non LR] car door skin many years ago, it was as you describe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I did it a while ago with a pair of push-button Defender doors. I had the frames blasted and red-oxide sprayed, and etch primed the inside of the skins for protection, and then applied seam sealer between the frame and skin before fitting, but that was messy and made the joints to thick, making a neat fit tricky. In retrospect, using high quality dust tape over the frame faces that contact the skin would have been neater and easier and would have given perfect results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekab69 Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Thanks for the replies guys, think I'll give it a go.. db. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Whats "dust tape"? Mav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 It's mis-typed duct tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 It's mis-typed duct tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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