Garage fabbed Door Panel Build - Part 3
 

After the front side has been smoothed out of any bubbles or puckers and is nice and flat and you have sprayed the glue for the wrap to the backside of the piece carefully start pulling the material over the edge and smooth out on the back of the panel. Around round edges you will have to pinch the pucker of the extra material to keep the material tight around the edge. After you have gone around the entire perimeter you can go back with sharp scissors and cut off that extra material of those pinched areas so that your panel lays flat. You will see how nice and smooth the flat edges lay.

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The finished panel.............

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After spending a couple hours putting this build thread together, I realized how many gaps I have in my pictures to support more detailed instruction on how I did this. If you have nay questions at all, just post them up and I will be more than happy to answer them or PM me. I will do my best to answer them all.

Hopefully your project turns out well and you are as happy as I am with the finished product. It's fun to try something like this. The best part is, if you screw it up you can just do it over, you'll be out a couple bucks for new material or foam, but it can all be done over again if need be.

Here is a brief list of materials and seller links:

5 cans of Performance Hi-Temp Adhesive $49.75
2 yards of 1/4" regular 2-A VOLARA Closed Cell Foam $19.90
2 yards of 1/8" regular 2-A VOLARA Closed Cell Foam $13.90
Pick your own material, according to your color, texture taste, and cost.
All of the above were from http://www.yourautotrim.com/ (great people to deal with)

The base of the panel material is 1/8" ABS plastic from http://www.e-tplastics.com/
I posted that link for local Chicago people. You are better off sourcing the ABS locally, because shipping costs would kill you!!

The armrests are the " Boattail " Part# S3059 $99.95 pair from http://www.gemstreetrods.com/arm_rests.htm
They have many styles to choose from. They are made from fiberglass and can be covered however you like.
I had mine professionally covered at http://www.riggsbros.com/ in Naperville, IL....I figured this was beyond my lack of skill.


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Great job, looks absolutely amazing. Thanks for posting.

Great Job!
 

Thanks for the build post and pics. They look really good.:thumbsup:
Just one question. I read that you have it totally secured with screws instead of those clips. What piece of the door panel goes on last to cover the screws that mount the door panel to the door? And how does that final piece attach to the door panel?

Thanks in advance.

Last piece installed is the large insert in the middle of the panel and is secured to the main panel with Industrial Velcro

what was the black material called that you used in the large insert? I like the look of it.

WOW!!!! The door panels look awesome.
I'm in the process of building a center console for my 70 Camaro RS.
Your thread has given me all kinds of great inspiration to continue on to do the door panels too. Great job including all the links needed to try this ourselves.
Again, great job!!!!

http://www.yourautotrim.com/black3.html


Thanks Paul

You did a very nice job on those :thumbsup:

Awesome job and thanks for providing the links for materials!! :thumbsup:

Thanks Tracy ........ Marty didn't tell you to say that did he?? lol :D


Thanks!! When I get a project to turn out well, I like to share the info so that someone else can try it as well.