shaving the door handles

I want to shave the door handles off of my truck. Any of you guys that have already done this can you give me some information or a posting on how it is done.

i shaved mine. some places will sell you a plate but i went and cut my own. if you look under my project post i have some pictures. its not totally finished yet. i just used a spare hood and a bench grinder to get the main shape and kept grindin till it fit. my friend welded them in for me and actually liked how they fit.

also you might wanna bend them to fit the door. i just moved it towards the front a bit and kept bendin till it layed flush against that section of the door.

yea weld a plate in fully. use as little filler (bondo) as possible to prevent cracking. this link is to some pre-made fillers. if you can make your own, go for it. but the link shows a good picture of the shape.

The other way to shave your door is to use 3M adhesive 8115 panel bond I used it on a set of doors that I did for my roadster and the one door on cids truck the stuff works great . All you have to do is make sure both parts are clean and the door is bare steel where the plate goes. This way there is no warping at all since you are so close to the body line. I did the roadster doors 4 years ago and they are still mint. I will double check on the number for the panel bond but this stuff is great.

X2 on the paneling bond by 3M, I used it on my hood scoop 3 1/2 years ago and no cracks whatsoever. This stuff was invented to hang quarter panels on vehicles. It's supper tough.

that glue stuff seems like a good idea, but when you get down to it your still lapping a panel over another panel and bondo-ing it smooth. that's not the right way to do it. its also wrong to weld a plate behind the hole and fill 'er in with mud. The right way (not easiest way) is to cut out the door handle shape and take a flat piece of sheetmetal like someone above suggested from another body panel or similar sheetmetal stock, and bend it to match the contour of the door, weld it and hammer and dolly it back out till its smooth. all metal, no seam, no filler...
but like i said its not the easiest and that's why nobody's suggested it i assume. or they don't know.

There is no such thing as NO filler unless your using lead. Worlds best bodymen use filler too. Just use a good quality product and minimize how much you need by doing good bodywork

okay but the panel bond I am talking about holds on your fenders and parts like that right from the factory and they warranty the product. so speedster did you do your doors that way.

no i didn't use panel bond glue. err.. if you were talking about the flush sheetmetal hammered and such thats how i do all my metal work. rust patch panels, shaved doors, hoods, tailgate handles, roll pans, gas doors ect. i don't do crappy weld-one-piece-over-another-piece work. i make it look stock from the front, and everywhere i can i even grind down the weld penetration on the backside of the panel.
i'd like to see a car that has non removable fenders from the factory. i think you might mean stuff like door hinges? or something? i've only ever encountered bolt on or spot welded stuff on cars. lol but then again the last 'new' car i worked on was a 1994.

your right, sort of. lead is still filler.
you always hear of the 'guy that knows a guy that finishes his metalwork out so perfect it doesn't need filler'

right.

the rest of us have other things to do with that 20,000 hours of our lives not spent banging and wheeling...
what i meant was you can knock it pretty close to only need a thick coat of primer instead of globbing on the bondo. i'm not knocking bondo either, i think its great stuff when used in moderation. sculpting is for fags.