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Old 05-11-2006 | 12:23 PM
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Smooth lower door sills

I was wondering if there were anyway to fill the door sills and get rid of the crosshatch pattern. Also, I'm doing this on a black door sill, so I need to know what I can paint it with when I'm done so it looks smooth.

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Old 05-12-2006 | 08:25 AM
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Nobody works with plastic?
Old 05-12-2006 | 10:47 AM
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I had thought about grinding down the hexagon pattern and making an insert out of aluminum or stainless steel. I'm not sure what would be best to fill it, perhaps a plastic epoxy
Old 05-15-2006 | 08:18 AM
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I had thought about grinding down the hexagon pattern and making an insert out of aluminum or stainless steel. I'm not sure what would be best to fill it, perhaps a plastic epoxy
I might try grinding them down and then either fiberglass or aluminum, that's a good idea. I would like it if one of the aftermarket door sills were the perfect for our gen, but aftermarket companies aren't caring for our cars.
Old 05-15-2006 | 02:20 PM
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I have been thinking of making all new door sills out of fiberglass with the top layer being CF for looks. I dont like the stock plastic ones all that much, unfortunately I have never worked with anything like this and I dont really have time to do them......
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