Fixing rust pinholes in the bottom of the door

[Red5oh]

I have a 67 I am working on and I thought the doors were in a bit better shape until I got them back from the blasters... I have about 6-7 visible holes in the 'textured' portion of the door near the front lower hinge. It is in the rounded part and I have now seen a few pics of doors for sale, and this seems to be a common rust spot. Other than that, the doors are rust free.

Anyway, how would you fix this? Since the metal is textured, you just cant weld a patch in there, but I suppose a patch is better than rust.

Looking for ideas.

Thanks

 

[gjz30075]

If the outside skin is in good shape, then I'd definitely patch it. Be sure to cut out all the bad metal and paint the inside. After patching, I understand you can come close to the textured look by rolling a milk carton on the wet paint. Won't be perfect but I believe the spot you're referring to isn't really seen.

 

[billbanshee]

or do away with the texture all together i think thats what im gonna do i think it will look better slick and shiny