DIY door panel upholstery?
22-Apr-2007, 05:06 AM
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DIY door panel upholstery?
How many have done this? Re-ulholstered the insert and re-attached? Specifically in an EK, but I guess others may apply?
My question is about re-attachment of panel, how you did it (the plastic rivets).
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My question is about re-attachment of panel, how you did it (the plastic rivets).
TIA
22-Apr-2007, 06:39 PM
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I reupholstered mine with black suede.. I cut the glued plastic rivets off with a hand saw and then I used the 3m spray glue to glue the suede to the insert and reattached the insert to the door panel by putting bulldog grip construction adhesive on all the plastic rivets and clamped the insert to the door panel just enough to hold it overnight for the adhesive to dry..
22-Apr-2007, 08:39 PM
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Rob, did it hold up? That approach worries me because my car is daily driven and I use the driver door armrest a lot. Also what kind of clamp did you use to get all the way across the door?
22-Apr-2007, 11:55 PM
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I did it. I filled the holes (all of them) with a glue gun using good glue, not garbage glue, and stuck 2 long twist ties into the hole in a V shape, then drilled holes in the door panel and twisted them to it. It held perfectly and none of this is visible.
23-Apr-2007, 01:46 PM
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Originally posted by meSIR
my main problem is that i have removed the insert, re-upholstered it, but upon re-attachment some of the holes are too big for me to fit the appropriate screw into.
my main problem is that i have removed the insert, re-upholstered it, but upon re-attachment some of the holes are too big for me to fit the appropriate screw into.
and thinking about it now, I actually didn't use clamps for this job. I think I bent a hanger and hung it off the opening for the window controls and hung a weight on the bottom end to pull the insert down into the door and then used a liberal amount of adhesive on all the rivets..
23-Apr-2007, 08:23 PM
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Originally posted by RDub99
trust me man once the bulldog grip has dried it's not going anywhere.. I used this stuff to glue some pieces of wood together before and I tried to break them apart and instead of breaking at the joint, the wood just snapped..
and thinking about it now, I actually didn't use clamps for this job. I think I bent a hanger and hung it off the opening for the window controls and hung a weight on the bottom end to pull the insert down into the door and then used a liberal amount of adhesive on all the rivets..
trust me man once the bulldog grip has dried it's not going anywhere.. I used this stuff to glue some pieces of wood together before and I tried to break them apart and instead of breaking at the joint, the wood just snapped..
and thinking about it now, I actually didn't use clamps for this job. I think I bent a hanger and hung it off the opening for the window controls and hung a weight on the bottom end to pull the insert down into the door and then used a liberal amount of adhesive on all the rivets..
24-Apr-2007, 02:38 PM
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hmmmm, you've changed my thoughts on the issue. Where is this available? home depot?
hmmmm, you've changed my thoughts on the issue. Where is this available? home depot?
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