how to shave side strips
 

Hey, does anybody have any information on the procedure to shaving sidestrips and possible door handles? what types of products u need and how u go about doing it. I tried to "search" the forum for it and found some shit about shaving a girls bush or something, Anyways, any help would be appriciated
Thanx

It is pretty complicated, I have read alot about it, and the best thing I have found yet, is to use fiberglass on the sides. The front/rear bumper are really hard to do, seeing as the moldings are built right into the bumper, you can always get aftermarket bumpers that don't have them though, thats what I would do, get a body shop, or do it yourself if you think you can do a good job, to to the side moldings, and get new bumpers... or else you can always weld a metal strip over top the side moldings on the sides, or.. the dreaded bondo, i'd never use this crap, it will crack/fall off if someone touches it wrong, stay away from it I'd say.

Lol, bondo, alright thx, i suppose ill just have it professionaly done, and find some decent bumpers

Its pretty difficult. You would get a similar look by taking the trim pieces off and painting there. You will have a slight indent, but it will be a lot easier.

Try searching theres been topics on this before with pics

DO NOT FILL WITH FIBERGLASS AND LAYER BONDO ON!!! The 3 materials have distinctly different rates of expansion and contraction and it will crack!!!

If you must do ths:
1. Cut metal filler strips the width of the molding indentation
2. TIG weld the metal in place. ( A MIG can be used if you "stitch" and allow the metal to cool before doing the next weld)
3. Grind down using a flapper disc on a 4 1/2 Grinder
4. Skim with a high quality filler to match contour

You MAY be able to do this with some of the newer structural adhesives, however they are VERY expensive and the mixing guns for applying them are expensive also.

Why not just all fiberglass?? Their is this stuff called durabond that seems to work pretty good.. but bondo is crap, don't touch that shit...

The expansion and contraction rates will cause it to crack. Been there Done that got the T-shirt!

What do you mean by shaving side strips?

Well I have talked to a guy on here that has filled his moldings with fiberglass filler and their have been no problems with it yet...

Shaving the side moldings means taking them off, and smoothing it out with something, so it appears their was never anything there, and just looks like it was stock.

"yet..."

Ever looked at some camaro that had a hood scoop glassed in 3 0r 4 years? Trust me on this: IT WILL CRACK!

does anybody have a picture? I would like to see what it would look like!