How To Repair Cardboard Door Panels
- #2
Equally the titles says, I am trying to assemble ideas on how to repair the door panel prune holes. When I removed my door panels a few were broken, and I probably broke some others. I tried to repair with staples and hot gum but it didn't work that well. The door panels are made of some blazon of cardboard that is not also robust. I somewhen installed the door panels and they are okaysh. My problem at present is that one of my power lock attachments came lose and then I need to remove the door panel again to fix it. If i remove the door panel again I expect that some of my repairs volition break so I would like to properly repair the claw holes. Whatsoever ideas? Unfortunately, i don't have pictures.
- #4
Has anyone out there dealt with the prune holes breaking on the door panel?
I wonder if something similar a low viscosity glue like crazy glue that could penetrate into the cardboard would work. I even so would need a material every bit filler. There got to be something out there, so i hope.
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- #6
Information technology might be difficult to get something to soak into the lath. I think they take like a wax in them to help non blot water. I know I bought some of the board at upholstery supply to make door panels for my 1950 Ford and they told me the board had wax in it.
Just some thoughts if I were going to endeavor to fix. I repair consoles that are cracked with fiberglass mat and epoxy. I would think you could take a small piece of wax paper and put where you need your slot for the clip to slide in to prevent the epoxy from sticking. Put layers of fiberglass mat and epoxy to beefiness up the area and go maybe an inch to each side.
If y'all are not using a trim removal plastic tool to popular out the clips you need to become some. HF has some that work fine and you do not use them lots so will terminal. Sort of like a pickle fork for door panels.
- #7
It might exist difficult to go something to soak into the board. I think they have like a wax in them to assistance non absorb water. I know I bought some of the board at upholstery supply to make door panels for my 1950 Ford and they told me the board had wax in it.
Only some thoughts if I were going to attempt to fix. I repair consoles that are cracked with fiberglass mat and epoxy. I would remember you could take a small piece of wax paper and put where you demand your slot for the clip to slide in to prevent the epoxy from sticking. Put layers of fiberglass mat and epoxy to beefiness up the area and go maybe an inch to each side.
If you are not using a trim removal plastic tool to pop out the clips you lot need to become some. HF has some that piece of work fine and you do not use them lots and then volition last. Sort of like a pickle fork for door panels.
I did utilise the trim removal tool, but even with it, the clips were pulling hard enough on the panel to tear it. I am sure information technology was not in good shape from the starting time. I like the idea of the epoxy but instead of all fiberglass, maybe combined with a type of reinforcement that can be pushed into the cardboard. Something similar a staple that could be pushed in to give it the power to grip the cardboard.
- #8
Has anyone out at that place dealt with the clip holes breaking on the door console?
I wonder if something like a low viscosity glue like crazy glue that could penetrate into the paper-thin would work. I still would demand a material as filler. In that location got to be something out at that place, so i hope.
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Just some other thought. Velcro can work wonders in cases like this. No clips needed.
Interesting. Have you tried with Velcro? I volition do whatever to go rid of those unfriendly clips.
- #10
Interesting. Have you tried with Velcro? I will do whatever to go rid of those unfriendly clips.
Actually yes we attached my married woman'southward 1970 door panels with Velcro only. They were new door panels and none of the clips wanted to align so later much discussion and thought, that is the route nosotros chose. We used similar the 1 inch, I can get you motion picture and size when I get domicile if you would like. If I ever remove mine again that's what I will become back with. The but upshot we had was removing to adjust the window. Human that stuff holds. Just take your fourth dimension and all is well
I have used the "industrial" Velcro and information technology is very skilful. I may consider that as an option.
- #12
The good thing is that our panels hang from the window slots so that should take nigh of the weight. In theory, the Velcro only needs to keep the console tight to the door.
- #15
The velcro combined with the metal strip at the acme would probably concord the panel simply you could likewise put in a couple of small screws in the bottom corners to aid. On mine, I accept a blackness lesser carpeting so its hard to really run into them.
- #xvi
As a follow up. This calendar week I finally took the door panel out and put information technology dorsum in. A lot of the repairs I did to the clip pocket holes broke. I but had about 4 good pockets. I ended up trying a combination of velcro and the 4 good clips. I tried to stick strips of velcro near where each clip would accept been. The final result is similar to stock when the panel is on. With the panel off it doesn't look that professional, but what the heck, it is supposed to be used with the console on. In summary, green light to the velcro idea. I used the outdoor velcro rated to fifteen lbs (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JJPPMRI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=one). Permit'due south now come across how long will information technology final.
- #17
i accept used fiberglass resin and the glass mat with good results
- #18
I posted this earlier this twelvemonth. At that betoken I went the velcro road. Information technology did the job, but when the door console is removed the velcro tends to detach from the door side. Plus, although information technology worked, I felt it can exist done better. And so I tried the fiberglass route. I used my Bondo polyester resin kit with chopped fiberglass. I didn't use a cobweb mat considering I don't want to create a too thick of a layer that wouldn't allow to slide the clips. A few hours of manual work to layout the resin and chopped fibers. I ended upward cut filler pieces from the speaker panel cutout that I had removed earlier in the year. In a few of the prune holes the panel was completely ripped then the cutouts were employ equally a bridge for the clips to slide under. I made sure the viscosity of the resin was loftier then it doens't menstruation into the clip pigsty. The cold temperature of the garage took care of keeping the viscosity low enough. Just in example, I inserted masking tape into the holes to forestall whatever possibility of the resin flowing into the pigsty. You tin see some of the tape leftover in the pictures. Before laying out the resin, I roughed upward the area to increment adhesion. The adhesion is very good since the resin is able of slightly impregnate the carboard.
The results look skilful. It looks sturdy plenty so I hope that once I go the panel dorsum on the door that it holds.
Door speaker cutout that I used every bit filler material:
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