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#Post#: 77747--------------------------------------------------
Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: Trebro
Date: October 20, 2013, 4:49 pm
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The passenger door on me blue series 3 has a very badly damaged
alloy skin, the internal steel frame is pretty good and I've
another door with a shot frame but good skin, is it practical to
change the skin and get a good result?
I know it's riveted at the top but not sure if it's blind
riveted elsewhere?
#Post#: 77749--------------------------------------------------
Re: Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: blenky
Date: October 20, 2013, 4:52 pm
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Just rivets on the top and round the handle then warm the
lip/folded edge and fold it back a little at a time.
#Post#: 77751--------------------------------------------------
Re: Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: espacekiller
Date: October 20, 2013, 4:55 pm
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I think it helps if you aneal the ally first to stop it cracking
at the fold, you will have to read up on this I think there are
several ways to tell when it is hot enough but not too hot that
it melts.
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Re: Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: Matthew
Date: October 20, 2013, 9:27 pm
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--- Quote from: espacekiller link ---
>
> I think it helps if you aneal the ally first to stop it
cracking at the fold, you will have to read up on this I think
there are several ways to tell when it is hot enough but not too
hot that it melts.
>
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Ive never tried it myself, but the method I keep seeing repeated
in magazines is to draw lots of lines in marker pen on the
section to anneal, then heat the metal with a hot air gun. When
the marker pen lines turn a translucent colour, rub a bit of
lolly stick or wooden dowel on them - if it leaves a black
smudge on the wood then the metal is hot enough and ready to
work.
#Post#: 77829--------------------------------------------------
Re: Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: FenTiger
Date: October 21, 2013, 3:47 pm
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To heat to right temperature to anneal, smear with washing up
liquid and heat until the liquid turns brown.
Used this method the other week and it worked a treat.
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Re: Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: Trebro
Date: October 21, 2013, 6:09 pm
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Thanks gents, I ii have a crack at it over the weekend. If I
don't makes horses arse of it I ii post the results
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Re: Relaxing the outer skin on a s3 door
DIR By: Bert the Bodger
Date: October 23, 2013, 1:40 am
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We used to use ordinary bar soap rubbed onto the metal so
basically the same as FT. The skins I tried to salvage for reuse
had corroded inside the fold and no amount of annealing was
going to rescue them.
Richard
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