Door Skin Replacement - Classic Mini Workshop Project Sprout Pt.60
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Here it is, the new project Mini. Found on E-bay but I lost the auction only to later find the higher bidder messed the seller around so it was offered to the next highest bidder...... Me. The Mini is a 1997 Rover Cooper MPI and has been off the road in a garage since 2007! It's what some might call a barn find.
In this update I show you start to finish how I replace a complete Heritage door skin - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
good stuff, couldn't find any frogeye sprite videos before I start my doors but this told me exactly what I wanted to know. Cheers :)
Just did two skins on the Paul Smith mini. Had to look back on this video before starting. 😎
Still Binge watching mate lol
Recycling the old door skin to make patch repairs was great to see, waste not want not and all that.. great content as always keep up the good work
Great video Keith! And thanks for the shout outs!!! You made this look a heck of a lot easier than how I felt mine went lol. The heritage looked miles better to go on too
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6:27 i love cleaning glass below the waist rail height after taking the glass out, i'm weird lol
Good job, nice to hear you read the date out, I worked on the line that originally built the door 😊
Great work. Glad you decided to fix those rust spots. 👍
Fantastic. I've got 2 x door skins on order. I can now come back to this video for reference when I get around to fitting them. 😃
You did a great job, well done!
Great job for your first time Keith!
Nice work on that Keith top work I found doing the door skins on the sidewalk really rewarding.
Hi Keith, Great video, considering you haven't re-skinned a door before, looks like a bloody good job! And a huge saving too, even using the old skin for that small repair, great stuff as always 😊
hi..Keith that was very instructive as I need to replace 2 door skins on My ERA
Top job and saved a bit of dosh as well👍
Great job 👍👍 It was really interesting with it being an mpi door and seeing the side impact bar, Its something I’ve been wondering about fitting on our Mk1 doors to add a bit of safety. Looking forward to seeing the paint going on 😀
Great Video mate. Nice saving!
Good job Keith
some of this episode sounded like a dental office... :) well done on the door skin... I will most likely try both tools.. the skin crimper you used as well as another air compressor type.. we shall see...
I don't think the air compressor type if for folding a skin like this
Keith, I’ve been watching your videos since the vini series and you have, along with people in the lights of Tom at TCR and Alex toon, inspired me to tackle a project of my own. I’ve been saving for ages and have amassed almost £1600 and I have found a mini that I intend to purchase
tomorrow. Project sprout is of similar condition and it has gone in similar places and I figured if you can do it and make sprout glorious as can I. So in truth I’d just like to thank you for the content that you post and thanks for sharing what you do with the internet.
Cheers
Sam
Thanks Sam, appreciate the kind comments. I have learnt so much from others over the years so I enjoy documenting what I do and knowing it helps more people
Excellent good video content
I've noticed when people say l just haven't got the time to do that they actually mean they haven't got the skill !
Maybe, but in this case I was genuinely up against it with time. I might have been able to repair it but I'm pretty sure it would have taken longer. Either way it turned about very well
@@classicminiworkshop I tend to shoot from the hip . I 'll see how you get on ! Thanks for the reply.
@John Davey No problem 👍
You did right just changing it's door skin.
Damn you made that look far too easy and ended up with a brilliant result. But you did good checking with other 'Tubers' first. There are some really helpful people about. Now don't get me started on the 'Doorskin' double entendres.....
I have to own up I bottled doing the two doorskins on Noah. I was OK fitting the Magnum bottom repair panels but just knew I would not make a good job of the outer panels. Luckily I found a body chap at the local Volvo car dealer who has done them for me for £60. This guy likes old school stuff and the owner is a classic car buff (Minor Woodie, a White P1800S, Volvo P1800ES, RR Silver Shadow and a Bentley T) So a bit of a result.
They are also going to paint it when its all done. Again a bit of a result out here in the middle of nowhere.
Fair crack . You 've done very well . I've seen "skilled " panelbeater's make a sow's ear of skinning doors. Couple of tips . Before you take the skin off where the top of the skin meets the window frame at the front , get a hacksaw and lightly make a "cut " at the joint . This will serve as a datum point for the new skin to align. Regarding the rear , l always line up the
handle screw holes on the skin and frame and use a nut and bolt to hold them . To be honest l never put the frame on the car and then the skin to the frame. And l never put the fittings in . The doors are so light they really don't drop at all . Modern day doors ARE incredibly heavy , some require 2 people to remove and lift ! When you pulled off the regulator, which is a pain , wind the body to the bottom of the door . This "narrows" the span of the regulator and thus slides off the runners much easier. Finally , l 've never used a folder , but then again l've had 50 years to get it right ! Fold the corners first , this holds the skin in place. Hope this helps. Genuinely you did a terrific job. So that will teach me to shut up !Take care and stay safe. Is it Java Green ? Oh ! Don't forget the sound deadening pad .
Thanks John, great tips. I put the sound deadening pad on later but with hindsight it's easier to fit before the skin goes on. The colour is Almond Green
@@classicminiworkshop oh, the original Almond Green . My father had the very first privately registered Morris Mini Cooper in 1961 and yes ! It was Old English White over Almond Green . Oh ! By the way . Make sure you spot weld the skin adjacent to the hinges . If opened with force i.e. gust of wind the frame , if no welds, can distort and the skin will pop off the frame . I've seen it happen . Cheers !
Great video and learned a few tips for replacing my mgb skins, thanks. Replacing the skin is definitely the way to go, second hand doors are usually as bad if not worse too and as you say brand new are exceptionally highly priced.
Are you going to waxoyl the inside of the door? I’d be tempted to try and run a bead of tigerseal along the joint from the inside of the door shell if it’s possible and wax over that.
Thanks again great video
Thanks. I sealed the lip before folding so it's sealed from the inside. Once it's painted I will add sound deadening and wax the inside.
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Wow!
3:30 Door is scrap Keith scrap lol
Did you not read the manual 🤔 on the winder. Window half open the wedge glass the use winder handle up or down and the regulator will fall out. Another job well done👍👍👍
I did look at the manual but that's about as far as it went. I don't like reading and there weren't many pictures LOL
great video Would have personally put sound deadening on the skin before fitting to make it easier if of course, you intend to do that
I did think about that after I had fitted the skin LOL. I can still get the sound deadening in, it's just a bit trickier
Top video. This is a job I have to do sometime. Do you think the kick out you mentioned could be caused from crimping the bottom edge before the sides? Definitely not a criticism, just looking to learn any tricks I can👍
I think it was mainly because I did not tap the lip over enough with a hammer before using the folding tool
Hey mate I’m sure you covered this but I can’t find the video. The coating on the heritage panels? Does it need removing? Was just going to clean up and prime over it
You don't need to remove the e-coat on Heritage panels, just clean, key and primer
@@classicminiworkshop thanks again for all the videos and support mate. Really does help us newbies
my MPI is missing the safety bars in the doors - Is the only option to remove door skin to fit them or is there another method ?
You would need to remove the door skin as you won't be able to feed the bar through the inside.
7:12 Impact bar?????? in a Mini ???lol, thats like shutting the gate after the horse as bolted lol but as Asda says "every little helps" lol
I'm not convinced it would help much!
@@classicminiworkshop Go away Keith, i'm watching your give away lol
@paul robinson 😂👍
Hi Keith, what is the blue 'paint' you apply opn the bare metal? Cheers!
Its called Kurust www.hammerite.co.uk/product/kurust/
Hi Keith, I’m restoring a 1980 Leyland mini clubman on the channel and I need to do a little bodywork to the old girl. Just curious as to what primer you used? Thanks, Sam.
For any bits of bare metal I used Etch primer then before actual paint Epoxy primer
Classic Mini Workshop thanks 👌
Classic Mini Workshop That helps a lot thanks👌
You should have painted the inside of that door skin with a good coat of paint and not just rely on the e-coat, also should have put a piece of sound deadening on the skin prior to fitting.
Sound deadening is on the to do list, I prefer to wax the inside rather than paint which will be done after painting
Did you put any sound deadening in the door?
Not yet, it's on the To do list
Instead of using a screwdriver, try a decorators multi tool? I’ve seen a body bloke in America using one & looked at lot easier.
A JOINERS FEATHER SPLITTER IS THE BEST CHISEL FOR SLICING ALONG PANELS . panel beater to trade 5yr, apprenticship.
You could have just repaired the bottom section, repair sections are available, you wouldn't have had to take all the gear out then.
Yeah, I could have done but then trying to do it without warping the panel too much and getting it looking right again would be very difficult. The paint finish will be to a high standard so any imperfections in a flat panel will stick out like a sore thumb
@@classicminiworkshop , I recently did a MK1 skin repair, they don't make repair sections for external hinge doors so I made a wooden buck and made my own repair section! I joddled the edge of my repair panel and welded it in, no distortion. It might have been a different story if I had tried to butt weld it, and , yes, there was a bit of work blending it in but it has come out good, yours does look good though. All the best.
YOUR ANTI-DRUM IS STILL STUCK TO OLD SKIN.
I know, I replace it in a later episode
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