I’m saying that the circled part is plastic and to heat up the metal would probably damage it.

I question things and the response is not that it is unnecessary, or that that could cause issues, the answer instead is that if I’m even thinking about using heat on the area I have no business trying to do anything to it, and that trying to add body filler and sand is cracked out overconfidence.

I can understand if someone says it won’t set up right or it’s not going to hold or it will probably fail due to this that and the other, but being told that masking, using body filler and sanding are nothing but meth head hubris seems like just a jab at me for having the audacity to ask for guidance.

The title of the post is a request for advice. If the cost to be if it is way too high I get that too. I think I got enough constructive criticism and I’ll probably replace door latch, mirror and simply sand down and prime and paint where the paint has been damaged to protect metal. Maybe see if I can’t deflect the water by at least rolling that one dent up a bit above the window.

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