door panel

RICH MUISE · 2013-01-09 16:21

Just a few more things to do and it's done. I varnished the backside of the panel to help keep it from absorbing water when and if. I will also attach a piece of plastic sheeting to the panel when everything else is done. I prefer this to attaching the plastic to the door. As I mentioned above, I was able to get all the wrinkles out of the bottom piece, so I screwed it to the panel from the back, and finished wrapping the fabric. The reason for all the staples in the recessed areas is the vinyl strips I'm using want to go back to the rolled up shape it had for 20 years or so. I tried heat to flatten them in the past, but the heat has an adverse affect on the 'chrome'. So, the stapples just add alittle mechanical help to the contact adhesive holding it to the panel.
I obviously need to color the red vinyl with sems vinyl coating..project for later this evening. I also need to finish up the door pull. I'll post pics on that when I get it done. The door pulls go on after the door panel is attached to the door, as the screws go thru the inside panel of the door.

RICH MUISE · 2013-01-09 16:24

more...The lower carpeted panel was wrapped around a piece of 1/4" aspen..glued in front, stappled in back. I trimmed all the knap off the carpet on the backside to prevent it from sticking out too far. It also was screwed to the panel from the back.
I should have titled this thread the "NO SEW door panel"

and the third pic just for laughs...I was cutting up some Bell peppers for dinner last night and ran into this one. Never seen a pepper inside a pepper before.

gasman826 · 2013-01-09 17:09

...and here I am wasting my time looking for a double needle sewing machine

Super job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RICH MUISE · 2013-01-10 11:56

Just about finished. I got the handle painted/covered. Jay was asking about how to keep the fabric in low areas...this is a perfect example. I did have to keep the vinyl warm while sticking it down...needed as much stretch as posible. when your doing something like the handle base, you have to work to fabric first into the low areas, then work out from there. The sems worked great as usual on the strips and handle. I did loosen some of the chrome trip on the strips when I pulled the masking tape off...I'm going to go back and replace them and try to figure a diferent way to mask them off.
Notice in the first picture I had to build up the handle base with bondo to clear all the stuff on the backside that would have fit into a cavity on the oem car they came from.

RICH MUISE · 2013-01-10 12:00

more...

Zapato · 2013-01-10 23:51

looks great! freaking amazing

Zap-

Ford Blue blood · 2013-01-11 08:22

Very nice Rich!

Ecode70D · 2013-01-11 10:12

I have been watching your progress.
I'm amazed at how you actually do keep the fabric attached in the lower areas.

JAY A

Ecode70D · 2013-01-17 17:37

Rich
These are the pictures of the grill that we were talking about.

Ecode70D · 2013-01-17 17:39

The other grill

Limey57 · 2013-01-19 14:52

Excellent work Rich, looks really nice!

RICH MUISE · 2013-01-19 15:00

Jay...a couple of days late, but thanks for posting. Very similar to mine in condition.
Thanks for the compliment Limey....they're always appreciated.

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