How about a veneer door topping? I took a 6 inch wide strip of matching left over veneer from my dashboard project and let it soak overnight in warm water. The next day, I carefully inserted the veneer between the door and the chrome window strip, and curved the veneer downward, holding the lower edge in place with the inner door panel.
I let it dry thoroughly for a couple of days. Then I carefully trimmed the veneer ends to fit the top of the door. Because the end of the door nearest the door handle has several compound curves, I trimmed the veneer to fit, and painted the door black. Glued the veneer down and with a coat of urethane, it looks pretty good! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Spits] Vinyl door capping I'm busy reassembling my Spitfire; would be nice to have it back on the road this month. I bought the vinyl door capping but found the ones I received were about an 1" too short from front to back. Anyone else found this? Also, has anyone tried using a piece of vinyl to make their own? It actually looks like it should be fairly easy to make. Mark 80 Spitfire 1500 [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
