What’s the best way to go about fixing this?
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What’s the best way to go about fixing this?
I bought this Jeep with these “marks”, and i’m wondering how I can go about fixing it. I was thinking about sanding it down and using bondo to fill it in, and then sanding it back down and smoothing it, and then re spraying it.
But, on the other hand, I want to grab a door off of a 97+ 2 door and then just touch that up, but it seems that not many 2 doors exist, let alone any that are 97+ (at least in central NC).
Convince me to go either route
But, on the other hand, I want to grab a door off of a 97+ 2 door and then just touch that up, but it seems that not many 2 doors exist, let alone any that are 97+ (at least in central NC).
Convince me to go either route
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Getting a color match will be fun.
Keep in mind that many doors bought used may also have dings or rust lurking, and thus may need work too.
A new door unless you find the same color, will also need the interior part to be painted to match, where as your existing door will only need the repair area painted,
the damage looks to be minor, an easy repair. it may be good to do some gentle dolly and hammer work prior to filler. or maybe not as the depth of the damage is not apparent in the photograph. Does the damaged area flex, i.e. "oil can" effect. if it does flex, then the metal will need be shrunk prior to filler so that returns to a stiff rigid section.
The big deal is getting the color match right, so your door does not look like a repaint door. you may need to blend the color in a good deal. keep in mind a match color may look right under artificial lights, but look much different under sun light.
unless I had the correct color spare door handy, Id be inclined to fix the existing door, unless there is significant oil canning go on.
that is a nice color you got.
Keep in mind that many doors bought used may also have dings or rust lurking, and thus may need work too.
A new door unless you find the same color, will also need the interior part to be painted to match, where as your existing door will only need the repair area painted,
the damage looks to be minor, an easy repair. it may be good to do some gentle dolly and hammer work prior to filler. or maybe not as the depth of the damage is not apparent in the photograph. Does the damaged area flex, i.e. "oil can" effect. if it does flex, then the metal will need be shrunk prior to filler so that returns to a stiff rigid section.
The big deal is getting the color match right, so your door does not look like a repaint door. you may need to blend the color in a good deal. keep in mind a match color may look right under artificial lights, but look much different under sun light.
unless I had the correct color spare door handy, Id be inclined to fix the existing door, unless there is significant oil canning go on.
that is a nice color you got.
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Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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Getting a color match will be fun.
Keep in mind that many doors bought used may also have dings or rust lurking, and thus may need work too.
A new door unless you find the same color, will also need the interior part to be painted to match, where as your existing door will only need the repair area painted,
the damage looks to be minor, an easy repair. it may be good to do some gentle dolly and hammer work prior to filler. or maybe not as the depth of the damage is not apparent in the photograph. Does the damaged area flex, i.e. "oil can" effect. if it does flex, then the metal will need be shrunk prior to filler so that returns to a stiff rigid section.
The big deal is getting the color match right, so your door does not look like a repaint door. you may need to blend the color in a good deal. keep in mind a match color may look right under artificial lights, but look much different under sun light.
unless I had the correct color spare door handy, Id be inclined to fix the existing door, unless there is significant oil canning go on.
that is a nice color you got.
Keep in mind that many doors bought used may also have dings or rust lurking, and thus may need work too.
A new door unless you find the same color, will also need the interior part to be painted to match, where as your existing door will only need the repair area painted,
the damage looks to be minor, an easy repair. it may be good to do some gentle dolly and hammer work prior to filler. or maybe not as the depth of the damage is not apparent in the photograph. Does the damaged area flex, i.e. "oil can" effect. if it does flex, then the metal will need be shrunk prior to filler so that returns to a stiff rigid section.
The big deal is getting the color match right, so your door does not look like a repaint door. you may need to blend the color in a good deal. keep in mind a match color may look right under artificial lights, but look much different under sun light.
unless I had the correct color spare door handy, Id be inclined to fix the existing door, unless there is significant oil canning go on.
that is a nice color you got.
And something that i’ve been seeing is that there’s not a lot of this color around, (aqua metallic?) especially not any two doors. I would love to repaint one from a 97+, but like you said, getting the color to match right would be a pain. It’s also rusted in somewhat, so whatever I hammer out is gonna have to be ground out, and then smoothed and bondo’ed. It’s a task I can handle, but I gotta do the removable door mod first so I don’t have to take out those stupid torx screws out
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