How To Make A Custum Door Panel

This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.

How to make a custum door panel.

You don t want any overhang on the foam. Compare door handles cut off design. When applying the first coat of resin don t simply paint the surface of the panel with the resin. I own a 6 jointer but the rails on this door are 8.

View 1 89 99 more info. Products featured in this article. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4. Notch design interior door handles.

When cutting the panel make sure to allow for additional space for the panel to fit in the groove more on that in the next step. View 6 149 99. You don t need to coat the entire backside but. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. The lumber that i generally use is 1 inch thick but as my interior door is 1 3 8 inches thick i needed to laminate two boards together to get it to my required thickness. Remove the clamps.

Also apply the resin around the edges to the backside of the panel. Part one the frame clamps clamps and more clamps. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors. A few other things to note.

Watch the videos to learn how to build custom door panels for any vehicle. Pull out the hand planes and. Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. Compare base door panel kit.

View 0 89 99 more info. Cut a piece of the 1 4 foam the exact shape it needs to be on the front of the panel. Attach the smooth side of the traced piece of hardboard to the smooth side of the other piece with clamps. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results.

Building an interior door.