Door skin or just keep block sanding it

[justahoby]

Shot some paint on my truck, fenders and cab look great! Doors, mmmn quite wavey..... took it down to metal primed sanded... pretty much is free of rust, but after the paint looks as if I took a rusty door and threw bondo on it... I know better, but the doors are the only thing looking like hell I could pull the doors and throw more primer on, block sand , but question is??? how much work is door skins, like grind the sucker off and tack weld my new metal on there? Worth it, or PITA?

[SS Tim]

Any low crown panel can be a challenge. Do you have any pictures of it blocked showing guide coat?

[justahoby]

no pictures, right now it looks perfect with artificialligth in the garage, when I open the door it like transforms into this garbage when the outdoor light hits it. Havent taken it outside . I will be driving it soon so I may buy a doorskin at a time or do a door at a time.. the lower looks bad but really the whole door, I am using an off white on the whole truck. I may just get another door set and slowly work on them and when I am ready throw them on.

[schurg]

what are the 5 'P's of painting? Prep, Prep, Prep, Paint, Polish...

I'd take a look at it in natural light and see what you think. I'd like to see what it looks like with a guide coat. what about shooting a coat of polyester primer on it, then blocking? poly tends to tie things together alot better then 2k, just a thought. good luck to ya

[biggestjohn]

I don't know if this is what you are dealing with, but I noticed that when I was sanding my doors, the panels were flexing quite a lot. (aftermarket doors)

I had to reinforce the inner panel with, well I used a kevlar/carbon weave, but you could use a fiberglass weave.

Skins will have the same problem.

I also had the same problem with the lower panels on the fenders.

[ChevLoRay]

Just sayin....

[justahoby]

Originally Posted by biggestjohn

I don't know if this is what you are dealing with, but I noticed that when I was sanding my doors, the panels were flexing quite a lot. (aftermarket doors)

I had to reinforce the inner panel with, well I used a kevlar/carbon weave, but you could use a fiberglass weave.

Skins will have the same problem.

I also had the same problem with the lower panels on the fenders.

I believe mine are flexing, I may just get another set of doors that havent been slammed to death by the previous owner, which I am sure they have been, his answer to terrible door hinges. I dont want perfect, but 5 coats of build primer and block sanding did this, I am sure the door is flexing, passengers door doesnt seem to flex as much..