I'd like some advise about how to handle the the area covered by a filler plate. For example: the door handle recess. If I'm shaving my door handles by welding a flush plate over the handle recess, should I leave the recess intact, cut it out , or what? My concern is about preservation. The last thing I want is rust problems later that I could have avoided.
I'm ready to shave the doors, rear filler plate and those little round holes in the rear hatch sides on my 78 280Z. I've got my mig welder, my patch plates cut to fit and I have both DP 40 Epoxy primer and POR-15 on hand.
So what do you guys think, what's the best way to do this and ensure I'm not setting myself up for rust problems down the road.