Along with your write up. Would you mind laying a straight edge on the lower outer part of the door and shoot some pics or post some measurements? Curious how much oil can effect there is on the door or should it be dead flat?
Early in my restoration I outsourced the door body work and the dude royally F’ed it up. I’m considering cutting his patches off and starting over but I’m struggling to find a reference of what it should be.
This is how he gave it back to me. Look at that ridge on the patch vs the door.
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I spent an hour or so heat shrinking and hammer dolly working to get it leveled a bit. Then I got angry and walked away. The problem is that it’s oil canned somewhat because his patch was flat and the door material was oil canned onto that flat patch so I tried to work the same curvature as the door material but I don’t know if that curvature should be there?
View attachment 3697827Still needs a ton of work. Should I stop and re/patch or keep working it to a smooth oil canned shape?
Thanks a ton.
Public Service Announcement: do your own work. Don’t do what I did thinking I could outsource and get a good result.