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DIY aluminum door sills for $25

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Materials:
-2 lengths of 2" wide 3' long 1/8" thick aluminum from Home Depot (or other material supplier) aprox $15.00.
-2 custom vinyl stickers, aprox $5.00
-1 can clear coat, aprox $5.00
steps:
-sand aluminum in long straight strokes with 320 grit, then work up to around 600 grit for a brushed look or around 1000 grit for a smoother look.
-clean off and put on stickers.
-spray with several coats of clear coat.
-polish to a nice shine.
-attach with double stick tape.
here is how mine came out:




Modified by 2002silverbullet at 6:34 PM 7-17-2003


Modified by 2002silverbullet at 11:13 PM 7-17-2003
 
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Re: (Tone-Dogg)

So your saying that If i goto a sign shop they can make me stickers with anything on them? and then all i have to do is get the metal at HD I can have sick sills like that? that would be ill as ****.
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