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New topic.  I want all you finishing experts to spill your guts.
The question: what is the best way to get that nice, narrow, uniform width gap around the inspection covers?  I mean a nice uniform gap of about 0.020 to 0.030 inches all the way around including the radii at the corners, with crisp edges and no wiggles or chips after finishing and painting.  We want award winning stuff here, nothing sloppy.
I have tried various approaches with various degrees of success, and they require widely varying amounts of time and tinkering.  So let's hear it folks: what method consistently provides a nice looking gap ready for paint without lots of fiddling, fixing of chips, variable width, nonuniform radius in corners, piddling, and general frustration.  Let's figure this one out once and for all. Inquiring minds want to know!
A frustrated panel fitter, Fred Moreno

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