Dressing up the doorsill (do-it-yourself)

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6/28/06, 09:07 AM

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I thought it was aluminum as well and told myself it can't be rust. It was orange. It didn't wipe off. I dabbed some CLR on it, wiped it, and then used a toothpick to remove the "dot".

I will check underneath the door where it meets up with the doorsill.

I'm so ****,I still have the plastic on the door sills.So no specs or anything bad on mine

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6/28/06, 01:23 PM

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I just bought 2 of those Sharpie PAINT pen and I'll make some tests.

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10/15/06, 04:33 PM

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Back from the dead. Well did you ever get around to it Dineau???

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10/18/06, 08:04 AM

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The texture wasn't great too much marks lefft by the tip, so went back the the sticker idea, you can now buy them for 10$.

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10/20/06, 08:46 AM

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The texture wasn't great too much marks lefft by the tip, so went back the the sticker idea, you can now buy them for 10$.

Where??

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5/5/07, 06:28 PM

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so to bring a topic back from the dead... i finally did this.

Picked up some used interior upgrade door sills on ebay.

From this

to this!

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5/5/07, 08:38 PM

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What you guys are describing sounds an awful lot like what I do for my model airplanes. You can do a lot with an airbrush, but it takes a lot of practice. I'm still a novice.

Leo, about those paint pens, I also use them for my models. They will work, but I would suggest doing a really good masking job. If you've got the hands of iron (like mine) there's a better than even chance you will slip with the pen. And, the tip needs to be refreshed now and again by pressing it down. This can blot if you're not careful. Again, with practice it should work fine.