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[01smartc]

Hi, i am having real problems smoothing out my alloy door skins, i seem to sand them for hours then think they are perfect, spray them with primer, then it dries and looks horrible. You can see the patches where the filler is, on the one side i have eventually got rid of all of this but the other just wont happen.

I have only done one door and i am already dreading the other one! Has anybody got any ideas of what i should do?

Or would some kind person be willing to come and help me out?

Cheers Chris

[dave20046]

Hi, i am having real problems smoothing out my alloy door skins, i seem to sand them for hours then think they are perfect, spray them with primer, then it dries and looks horrible. You can see the patches where the filler is, on the one side i have eventually got rid of all of this but the other just wont happen.

I have only done one door and i am already dreading the other one! Has anybody got any ideas of what i should do?

Or would some kind person be willing to come and help me out?

Cheers Chris

There's a thread on this from like last week do a search. basically the jist of it was dont attempt to patch it it'll settle uneven on alloy (would be interested to know if thats the same for steel) just smooth over the whole panel then sand down with a DA or a long block of would in a diagonal direction. I'm lazy and don;t have a block so might use a DA when I do mine unless there are any major problems with it?

[jack_marshall]

It is likely alot of this will flat out.

What primer are you using?

High build primer is always best for repaired areas, if you apply it neat (very little thinners) this will help, although will take more flatting!

Maybe some pictures would help us advise you?

[01smartc]

I think it would be really hard to see on a photo, anyway i have given the whole thing a light skim of filller all over. I will flat that down and see how it looks... I could still do with sum help tho if sumone near me is interested?