Astro DS1000 Pneumatic Door Skinning Tool

I have only gotten to use it on a couple of doors, but man does it make things so much easier. It makes the crimps, nice, tight, and even. But be careful you can make a mess with it too.

Makes fast work of crimping panels but only on straight flat lines.

Let me start off by saying I've been a professional body tech for quite a long period of time and I have never used a pneumatic tool for a door skin. To be quite honest, I didn't even know they existed other than the attachment you can put on your air hammer (don't try that one)I came across a YouTube video of this tool and couldn't believe how easy they made it look. I figured for the price I might as well buy it and test it out for myself.The tool came with an instructional video so I watched it first and the next day I grabbed myself a door skin job to give it a shot. I was pleasantly suprised that this tool worked exactly as advertised. All you have to do is crimp the corners and style lines in the door then slightly bend in the rest of the skin. After that you can simply run this tool around the remainder of the door and get a nice tight factory looking seam. If the seam isn't tight enough all you have to do is adjust the sliding pad and get it where you want it.I've now used it 5-6 times and the only negative thing I can say is there are some areas that this tool doesn't have enough surface area to actually hook the frame so you can't use it.I should have bought this tool years ago, not only does it save time, it will save you a lot of sweat.I still can't comment on the durability of the tool or how long it will last, but it feels solid and well made. If that changes I will update this review. To be quite honest even if this tool only lasted for 20 skins it still pays for itself and I would buy another.Try it out yourself, once you figure it out you won't be disappointed.

I wanted this to work, but was not impressed. I think it would be great for newer cars that have tissue paper door skins, but on my 62 C10 it struggled big and could barely get it done, distorting the panel badly in the area it was trying to roll. I left a higher rating thinking it's just better for newer cars than older ones since it kind of did it. I had to do a lot of clean up work with a hammer and dolly which is what it's designed to avoid using, I thought.Jimmy, Making it work

Probably couldn't have picked a harder panel to do on my first try but worked good, MUCH better then pounding for hrs. (saves your hands too) This is a Taiwan panel on an USA tailgate shell so the skin is thicker than a factory skin but it rolled it right over. Kinda sux having to beat it over PRIOR to running the tool but that went easy pulled the trigger and never looked back !! I probably would have perfection but getting starting point requires you to use the ole hammer/dolly to give it a flat spot to start. I wish the foot had some markings so you would know where it was and where you moved it too ? I bought t spare foot just to keep in stock but being the first skin I've done in 30+ years, it'll probably be in the bag until the estate sale.

Been skinning doors for 40 years, tried all the tools out there... This one works!!!

I am a hobbyist restoring a couple vehicles. I used this door skin flanging tool to complete closure of the lower and side flanges on replacement "patch panels" for a '67 C-10 I am working restoring and for the price and the limited number of times in my life I expect to use this, it is perfect for me. Once I am done with my projects, I will likely re-sell this a recover a good portion of the purchase price since it is so lightly used. This too is good, in that it reduces to cost per use, if anyone keeps track of expenses in this manner.

Wow! I cannot believe I waited so long to purchase this tool. I am I-car certified collision technician but super cheap! I am here to make money not spend money! I have been rocking the tried and true hammer and dolly method for 10 years because it feels like a workout.After a lot of research on door skinning tools and trying other techs tools, I decided to give this one a shot. Many Fords do not use seam sealer so it helps to have a perfectly smooth roll. This tool made the door skin look factory with only needing a small bit of glaze on the corners. Paid for itself with this one job!