I got a 90 da and im gonna shave the door moldings,any tips or hints to make it go smoothly?

 

weld the holes closed...grind down the welds if necessary...bondo, then block it out until even

 

Don't do it!!! Well, that's my opinion.

 

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I'm with him, the doors look way too plain w/o em'. They don't turn out like a DC Integra. If you've seen the way it looks and you like it then do it. Sorry i'm no help I just hate to see ghetto DA's

 

Yeah, shaved moldings only look nice on a DC Integra.

On Civics and DA Integras, it just doesn't look right.

It's your car though and do what you like. Just adding my probably useless input.

 

jdm thin side moldings FTW!

 

That looks hot.

 

if your not an experienced bodyman, DONT DO IT. or your doors are going to look like a newborn baby **** all over them and then someone painted it. and your gonna have to shave the quarter and fender moldings as well to make it look uniform. and if the body isnt right than your gonna regret it.

 

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pretty much sums it up.

it's your call, it's not hard but it's not exactly spreading bondo neither.

don't fill the whole darn thing with bondo and expect it to last

 

I think sheet metal should cover the recessed area then it be filled in for surface irregularities.

I could care less if someone thinks I shouldn't do it.

 

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like i said, it's your call. just dont make the noobs mistake of bondo every seam and hole with bondo and expect them to last.

same gauge sheet metal on grind down bare door skin, welded, NOT SCREW ON. grind aways crap and skim it.

good luck

 

i had plannedon weldingin new sheet metal anyways but ilike those jdm moldings, might look into those thanksfor the tips!

 

if you want to see how to properly shave moldings and whats all involved in it you can check out my build thread in my signiture...its on page 3

 

You could do what the guy who owned my project car did before me.. Apply 2 gallons of body filler and just board it out

wasn't that just a pain in the *** to fix.............

 

im pretty experienced in body work and i refuse to shave moldings on peoples car who ask i would just get the jdm moldings and call it a day ... but good luck if you go the other way

 

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+1 even if it comes out clean, it will ruin the lines of the car