Might want to check 914 world.com there is a guy that does fiberglass On Nov 15, 2012,x at 9:05 PM, Mike B <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en. > > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw?hl=en.
