# DIY: Shaving Doorhandles **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [January 22, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182 "2006-01-22T21:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/21 "2006-01-27T11:01:45Z")
id like to bring up a point a here. the piece of metal should be formed to the countor of the door instead of using body filler. once you have shaped the metal then weld it in. grind the welds. when done correctly itll be so smooth you wont need body filler. ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/22 "2006-01-27T11:13:16Z")
I saw the exact same job on Trucks a couple weeks ago. Nice job šŸ™‚ And yes the patch shouldā€™ve been curved to match as articzap mentioned ---
**Author:** ![Xeon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xeon/32/7435_2.png) [@Xeon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xeon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/23 "2006-01-27T12:36:21Z")
it was partially curved BUT to fab metal in with no filler is really really hardā€¦ if you can do it then wow to you but that is a skill thats terribly hard. ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/24 "2006-01-27T16:36:47Z")
:tup: i always use dura glass when shavng handles them a skim layer of icing. wont crack . and i see you modled your bumper in. did you use t04 or plastic bond? see alot of people do that with rivets or screws and they crack after a month or so.,. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/25 "2006-01-27T16:43:33Z")
fabbing metal without the use of any filler requires you to weld with either an o/a torch, or a tig welder you would also have to cutthe handle flange off the door, have a perfect gap betwen the door and patch, and a VERY good weld leave the metal finishing for the pros ā€¦ the day AFTER you can fix a crease in a door with no filler is the day you can attempt to weld a patch like this in w/o any filler, as the job would require very good knowledge of how to stretch and shink a panel without using a torch ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/26 "2006-01-27T16:47:48Z")
:tup: nice writeup, good work! ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/27 "2006-01-27T17:08:43Z")
> [@Xeon](#): > > it was partially curved BUT to fab metal in with no filler is really really hardā€¦ if you can do it then wow to you but that is a skill thats terribly hard. Iā€™m just saying the ā€œcorrectā€ way is to curve the metal by putting through a sort of curved press. But since none (or mostly none) of us have all of these tools, we use what we canā€¦ and in your case you did a great job. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/28 "2006-01-27T17:13:16Z")
> [@MonteCarloChick](#): > > Iā€™m just saying the ā€œcorrectā€ way is to curve the metal by putting through a sort of curved press. that press is usualy refered to either as ā€œyour kneeā€ or ā€œa logā€ much less setup work, much cheaper, results turn out just as good šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Xeon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xeon/32/7435_2.png) [@Xeon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xeon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/29 "2006-01-27T19:33:36Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > that press is usualy refered to either as ā€œyour kneeā€ or ā€œa logā€ lol ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/30 "2006-01-28T04:55:44Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > that press is usualy refered to either as ā€œyour kneeā€ or ā€œa logā€ > > much less setup work, much cheaper, results turn out just as good šŸ™‚ you can get hammers and dollys cheap, or borrow them from me. they work a little better. lol ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/31 "2006-01-28T05:03:07Z")
yes, i have hammers, dollies and spoons alread, ive made hammer forms before, and i have tucking forks coming also ā€¦ no need to borrow from others šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182/32 "2006-01-30T15:28:59Z")
> [@Xeon](#): > > well it is suported but its actually not gettin moldedā€¦ i glassed it then bondo to smooth it out but the thing is i dont want the impracticality of not being able to jack my car up since its an inch off the groundā€¦ air ride is out of the questionā€¦ and so i moldle the bumpersā€¦ then take a peice of maskin tape stright and cut with a cutting wheel strightā€¦ now u have staight body lines and no gaiping cracks or canyons between ur bumper and carā€¦ it actually is a smart thing to do i dont get what you meanā€¦but my car is about about 1in off the groundā€¦i built my self a ramp mad out of 2x10 in wood it cost me like $40 and it works sweetā€¦you dont even have to jack it up drive up the ramp and vola all done. if you plan on molding it i suggest getting some brackets and supports for the frontā€¦if you can juggly it then it will crack that my theory. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-shaving-doorhandles/7182.md?page=1)