I want to shave my doors. how do i go about it making sure they wont crack? i was told some ideas by a couple bodyshops but i was seeing what you guys thought. i know it can be done, but its difficult. thanks

 

You need to weld a filler plate into the door handle opening. Then you can fill it in to smooth out the contours. As long as you keep the filler to a minimum, it won't crack.

 

You need to specify what kind of car you have, obvously welding on a 4th gen door isnt going to work.

 

Make/Model???????? 4th gens dont like welding on doors, since they are a plastic compound....

 

The 4th gen door is not impossible to shave but very hard.My friend did his doors a few years ago (he has body and paint experiance) and they are starting to become visible. With all the work i did to my car i wanted the shaved look also but i didnt want a wavy door in the future so i passed on it.

 

my friend chet did it on his 98 z28....its a sweet look but if u look at it just the right way u can see the marks.....

 

I wouldn't recommend it-

This coming from someone who has had it done multiple times over with different ideas/materials by professional magazine producing shops. You WILL see it eventually no matter what you do-trust me.

 

I agree i couldnt find any way to prevent it either. Just keep the handles and larn to live with them.

 

The only solution I know of is to make new door skins, sans handles, pull off the old skins and handles, toss them, glue on the new ones and call it a day.

 

i heard u should use a stock LT1 wing and cut pieces off that for covering up the handles