I can't recommend using tempered hardboard (Masonite), as it's too
thick. It's also too hard to take a staple. When I re-do my original
'59 bug door panels, I'll use the new door card stock that I bought from
a local auto upholsterer. It's the same thickness, color and density of
the original material. I use special short, non-corroding staples with
a staple gun that accepts them, so they can't break through. My early
panels do have a white vinyl piping that adds a little thickness. I
also bought a set of hole punches from HF to make the clip and armrest
bolt holes in the cards. I'll probably try to hot-glue the heat seam
strips also.
Mike B.
On 11/15/2012 8:49 PM, Bert Knupp wrote:
Erin,
Yes, it's possible. They hot-glue the covering to the fiberboard. But the
glue used on the aftermarket doors is usually not too durable, so a sharp
putty knife can lift off the covering. But It is an awful lot of trouble
(I've done it -- replacing a door of a '72 Super Beetle using 1/8" tempered
hardboard (Masonite, etc.). But it's also half again as heavy -- the
tempered board is higher density and much heavier in weight.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of No Quarter
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 4:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Repairing broken door panel holes
Bert - is there any way a person can remove the covering from that
fiberboard and then using the old as a template, make some out of PVC or
tempered hardboard?
NQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]>
Volks,
I have TMI aftermarket door panels on my '70. They're made of a weaker
fiberboard material than OEM panels. Despite my most cautious efforts, I've
broken out the clip holes in a few places as I carefully pried out a panel
to remove it. (Okay, not carefully enough.) They pretty much crumbled
away.
I'm trying to think through the best repair. I could drill and glue in a
larger segment of brand new fiberboard. I could fabricate a "Plastic Wood
sandwich" at the location of the break. I could glue in pieces of popsicle
sticks along the outer margins to give each clip something to "bite" on.
The panels are otherwise in like-new condition. I don't want to use new
black trim screws (as I often see) since they're ugly and
non-original-looking.
So what has worked best for you?
Bert
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