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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 09:00 PM
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So I remember reading about door panel separation and some sort of after market type stick on elbow rest or whatever you would call it, to cover up the ugly lifted part of the panel. What I'm wondering is if anyone has tried to "inject" some sort of glue into the separated part of the panel from the backside........er.....maybe?

I was thinking about giving it a go with say a syringe full of plastic glue? It needs to be something that sets pretty quick as I would think I could just massage the front of the panel where the issue is.
Mine is separating just above the rest and is about 1/2 in width. about 12 inches long.
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Here is the thread you are thinking of with the glue
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...up-how-to.html
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That's a good write-up on the door delamination problem.
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Originally Posted by kobrak
So I remember reading about door panel separation and some sort of after market type stick on elbow rest or whatever you would call it, to cover up the ugly lifted part of the panel. What I'm wondering is if anyone has tried to "inject" some sort of glue into the separated part of the panel from the backside........er.....maybe?

I was thinking about giving it a go with say a syringe full of plastic glue? It needs to be something that sets pretty quick as I would think I could just massage the front of the panel where the issue is.
Mine is separating just above the rest and is about 1/2 in width. about 12 inches long.
This might not be a bad idea. Get a 10 ml syringe with maybe an 18 ga needle, draw up some epoxy, stick the needle right through the vinyl in a few places, inject a little epoxy behind the vinyl, then smooth it out and wait for it to cure. You wouldn't even have to remove the door panel. Think I may give that a go this week.
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Old Jul 4, 2016 | 12:05 AM
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Smokin1, that's it! Thanks a bunch.
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