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A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange that is reoriented to a closed orient

A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange that is reoriented to a closed orientation to integrate the door skin and door frame with an adhesive. The repair kit includes a first tool for lifting and opening the damaged door skin hem flange to allow removal of the damaged door skin and reuse of the door frame. The tool kit includes a second repair tool for reorientation and closing the new door skin replacement door skin hem flange on the reused door frame with an adhesive to provide a repaired vehicle door with the replacement skin and reused door frame integral as a vehicle door.

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I claim: 1. A method of replacement repairing a damaged vehicle door skin with a replacement vehicle door skin, said method comprising: providing a vehicle door to be repaired, said vehicle door having a reusable door frame and a damaged vehicle door skin attached to said door frame with a hem flan

I claim: 1. A method of replacement repairing a damaged vehicle door skin with a replacement vehicle door skin, said method comprising: providing a vehicle door to be repaired, said vehicle door having a reusable door frame and a damaged vehicle door skin attached to said door frame with a hem flange having a longitudinal length, providing repair tool kit with a first repair tool and a second repair tool, said first repair tool including a hem flange separation tool for reorienting said vehicle door hem flange from a first angle of orientation to a second angle of orientation, said hem flange separation tool including a separation tool guide member, and a separation tool shoe adjacent said separation tool guide member, said separation tool shoe comprising a separation tool leading portion with a separation tool leading edge adapted to be located beneath said flange and a separation tool reorienting surface for directing and displacing said flange to an orientation between said first angle of orientation and said second angle of orientation, moving said hem flange separation tool along said longitudinal length of said vehicle door hem flange of said vehicle door to reorient said vehicle door hem flange from said first angle of orientation to said second angle of orientation to separate said vehicle door skin from said door frame, removing the damaged vehicle door skin, providing a replacement vehicle door skin vehicle door hem flange repair member with an open first angle of orientation, positioning said vehicle door frame in said replacement vehicle door skin vehicle door hem flange repair member open first angle of orientation, providing a longitudinally extending bead of adhesive, said repair tool kit second repair tool comprising a second tool guide support with an upwardly extending second tool support member and a second tool guide member, said second tool support member and said second tool guide member defining a second tool vehicle door hem flange reorienting tool interior and a second tool trailing portion which includes a second tool substantially planar trailing reorienting surface, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface substantially parallel to said second tool guide member, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface and said parallel second tool guide member defining a second tool trailing reorienting gap therebetween, progressively displacing said second tool longitudinally along said open first angle of orientation replacement vehicle door skin hem flange repair member wherein said second tool reorienting surface progressively reorients said replacement vehicle door hem flange repair member from said open first angle of orientation and squeezes said adhesive between said vehicle door hem flange repair member and said vehicle door frame with said vehicle door frame interleaved between said vehicle door hem flange repair member and said replacement vehicle door skin into a closed second angle of orientation with said adhesive sandwiched between the vehicle door hem flange repair member and the vehicle door frame, said interleaved closed second angle of orientation vehicle door skin, vehicle door frame, vehicle door hem flange repair member and squeezed adhesive bead progressively exiting from said second tool through said second tool trailing reorienting gap as said second tool is progressively displaced along said longitudinal length. 2. A method of making a vehicle body hem flange skin repair with a replacement vehicle skin, said method includes providing a vehicle body member to be repaired with the vehicle body member having a reusable frame and a damaged vehicle body skin attached to said frame with a hem flange having a hem flange longitudinal length, providing a vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit comprising a first tool hem flange separator and a second tool hem flange reorientor, progressively moving said first tool hem flange separator along said longitudinal length of said vehicle hem flange to reorient said vehicle hem flange from a first angle of orientation to a second angle of orientation to separate said vehicle skin from said frame, removing the damaged vehicle body skin, providing a replacement vehicle skin repair member with an open first angle of orientation, positioning said vehicle frame in said replacement vehicle skin vehicle hem flange repair member open first angle of orientation, providing a longitudinally extending bead of adhesive, progressively displacing said second tool hem flange reorientor along said open first angle of orientation replacement vehicle skin hem flange repair member wherein said second tool progressively reorients said replacement vehicle hem flange repair member from said open first angle of orientation and squeezes said adhesive between said vehicle hem flange repair member and said vehicle frame with said vehicle frame interleaved between said vehicle hem flange repair member and said replacement vehicle skin into a closed second angle of orientation with said adhesive sandwiched between the vehicle hem flange repair member and the vehicle frame, said interleaved closed second angle of orientation vehicle skin, vehicle door frame, vehicle door hem flange repair member and squeezed adhesive bead progressively exiting from said second tool through a second tool trailing reorienting gap. 3. A vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit, said vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit comprising a first repair tool and a second repair tool, said first repair tool comprising a hem flange separation tool for reorienting a damaged vehicle body skin hem flange from a first angle of orientation to a separated second angle of orientation, said hem flange separation tool including a separation tool guide member and a separation tool leading portion with a separation tool leading edge adapted to be located beneath said hem flange and a separation tool reorienting surface for directing and displacing said hem flange to an orientation between said first angle of orientation and said second angle of orientation, and said second repair tool comprising a hem flange reorientor with a guide member defining a second tool vehicle body skin hem flange reorienting tool interior and a second tool shoe member supported by a second tool support member, said second tool shoe member extending outwardly from said second tool support member into said vehicle body skin hem flange reorienting tool interior, said second tool shoe member spaced away from said second tool guide member, said second tool shoe member having a second tool reorienting surface that has a second tool leading reorienting surface and a second tool trailing portion which includes a second tool substantially planar trailing reorienting surface, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface substantially parallel to said second tool guide member, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface and said parallel second tool guide member defining a second tool trailing reorienting gap therebetween, said second tool shoe member leading reorienting surface progressively tapered down to said second tool trailing reorienting surface.