Door Panel Touch up-repair suggestions?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,327
Likes: 43
From: Vernon CT
Door Panel Touch up-repair suggestions?
A search on this wasn't helpful so I pose this question of the dreaded door panels:
1976 OEM original door panel could use some touch up or repair on the top where it latches. There's the crack in the vinyl and chipping around the edges. Anyone find a good way to DIY? (superglue didn't close the gap and as for the chips I need something to put in there that won't shrink and is a little flexible.)
Also what glue is used to affix a new carpet strip bottom on the door? These are deluxe door panels and $$$$ ! I would buy new but when I saw the prices,,,
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,315
Likes: 4,417
From: Westminster Maryland
Hi 72/86,
A question first… it looks from the picture as though that trim panel may have already had some 'work' done on it including some paint.
Is that so? Is that something you did or a previous owner's work?
I ask because what's been done to it previously may have some affect on your options now and how you might proceed.
Regards,
Alan
A question first… it looks from the picture as though that trim panel may have already had some 'work' done on it including some paint.
Is that so? Is that something you did or a previous owner's work?
I ask because what's been done to it previously may have some affect on your options now and how you might proceed.
Regards,
Alan
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,327
Likes: 43
From: Vernon CT
Hi 72/86,
A question first… it looks from the picture as though that trim panel may have already had some 'work' done on it including some paint.
Is that so? Is that something you did or a previous owner's work?
I ask because what's been done to it previously may have some affect on your options now and how you might proceed.
Regards,
Alan
A question first… it looks from the picture as though that trim panel may have already had some 'work' done on it including some paint.
Is that so? Is that something you did or a previous owner's work?
I ask because what's been done to it previously may have some affect on your options now and how you might proceed.
Regards,
Alan
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 19,294
Likes: 2,754
From: Charlotte NC
It has EVERYTHING to do with getting it clean...and if it were me....not writing that I fix door panels. I would use the urethane bumper repair material. Which in itself can be a bit expensive....along with the cleaners and adhesion promoters to make sure the stuff sticks.
Google 'Vinyl repair' and see what you get.
AS for the glue...it is contact cement and staples secure the bottom carpet for the door panel. I use DAP Weldwood.
DUB
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,327
Likes: 43
From: Vernon CT
As for the crack in the door panel. There was a guy in my town that repaired cracks like this...and I saw the process and he had stuff in unmarked bottles that he used so no one would know what it was.
It has EVERYTHING to do with getting it clean...and if it were me....not writing that I fix door panels. I would use the urethane bumper repair material. Which in itself can be a bit expensive....along with the cleaners and adhesion promoters to make sure the stuff sticks.
Google 'Vinyl repair' and see what you get.
AS for the glue...it is contact cement and staples secure the bottom carpet for the door panel. I use DAP Weldwood.
DUB
It has EVERYTHING to do with getting it clean...and if it were me....not writing that I fix door panels. I would use the urethane bumper repair material. Which in itself can be a bit expensive....along with the cleaners and adhesion promoters to make sure the stuff sticks.
Google 'Vinyl repair' and see what you get.
AS for the glue...it is contact cement and staples secure the bottom carpet for the door panel. I use DAP Weldwood.
DUB
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 19,294
Likes: 2,754
From: Charlotte NC
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Racer
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 353
Likes: 3
From: cincinnati oh
A search on this wasn't helpful so I pose this question of the dreaded door panels:
1976 OEM original door panel could use some touch up or repair on the top where it latches. There's the crack in the vinyl and chipping around the edges. Anyone find a good way to DIY? (superglue didn't close the gap and as for the chips I need something to put in there that won't shrink and is a little flexible.)
Also what glue is used to affix a new carpet strip bottom on the door? These are deluxe door panels and $$$$ ! I would buy new but when I saw the prices,,,