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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fabrice" data-source="post: 411321" data-attributes="member: 4798">Time for a little update!Before do any weldings/repairs, I've been busy doing dirty things on my poor door!To know exactly what needs to be replaced/fixed and to ensure I can later on work with clean stuff...[ATTACH=full]64334[/ATTACH]Finished to remove paint on both sides of the shell, both now waiting in a layer of zinc primer.And returned to that poor inner skin. Using the strongest I've tested so far yet practically ineffective legal paint remover, Which basically means doing 3 times more efforts than with the english one I was using and not even getting the same results. I got it to a state, where it was pretty descent and as I needed do the other side with loads of corrosion, I did right away make the hole for the European sized speakers as on the other door.[ATTACH=full]64332[/ATTACH]In between outside activities, I had a bunch of parts that were corroded which stayed the week bathing in acid, and for some like the door plates and glass guide, it was time to receive a new zinc plated layer. They ended up looking pretty ok.[ATTACH=full]64333[/ATTACH]Same punition for the door hinges, corroded, with tons of ancient paint layers that were a real pita to remove in the inside. Lost also a bunch of time to restore to some acceptable finish the S spring of the lower hinge as it was really badly pitted as the plan was, like for the other side, to plate and clear coat it to obtain pretty looking hinges <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />After a visite to my bubble bath, all these babies started to look much better! :O[ATTACH=full]64331[/ATTACH]Because the weather has been alternating nice and terrible for weeks, as it was dry and warm for a few hours, I've jumped on the occasion this weekend and painted the hinges. I'll put them together next rainy weekend day if I can't weld outside.For these I have already the (longer) pins in house. Strangely for a passenger door, they were having much more play than on the driver side.[ATTACH=full]64330[/ATTACH]Also done past weekend, gave some acid love to the inside of the inner skin and got it to an acceptable state. The sides, corners will be soon replaced with new metal.I already have the metal in house to shape the new bottom and I will soon start cut and replace.IF the summer finally plans to arrive that is!Also gave some shine back to the rods that were all corroded on their extremities. The main rail was okish and could have gone back in with a simple clean, but while at it, handled that baby too!To be continued...</blockquote>

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