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Mattaxi
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 Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 1:49 pm Post subject: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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Hi, I took out the old original 1958 door panels as the cardboard type og material needed replacing. I created new wood similar to og material using the template of the old material. I went to re fit the vinyl and i am about 1.5-2cm off. is it possible that the vinyl shrink? The og vinyl was stored in humid and cold environment. What can I do to expand the vinyl to fit the panel?
Could I leave them in the sun for some time or will it make it worse? |
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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yes warm it up in the sun or with a heat gun or hair dryer
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked  |
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Mattaxi
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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| Tks mate, do you think I will get the 2cm by doing that, and do I have to staple the vinyl to the panel immediately? bdw the og vinyl got abit wavy as well |
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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it will be close and I would use a glue also. I had one redone on my 64 years ago and it turned out good.
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Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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Mattaxi
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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| tks mate much appreciated will see how it turns out |
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GB2S
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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How do you remove the old glue residue off the vinyl? Call an upholstery shop for stretching ideas, and possibly installation.
Geoff
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Mattaxi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:59 am Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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| Is the residue you are talking about brownish like wooden flackes? If yes do you think I should remove it first before stretching? and do you think that by stretching the material I would be able to get my 1.5-2 cm difference? |
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carcrazed
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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Normally, those brown flakes is the old glue that has deteriorated. On my 61, I ended up using the original vinyl and door card material. After soaking the vinyl with some quality vinyl treatment to soften it as much as I could. I then set the vinyl and card out in the sun to warm it up. I worked with spray adhesive from the middle out towards the end little by little also using a hair dryer to warm the vinyl. Mine stretched out considerably and is still in good shape. I am pretty sure mine was shrunk at least 1/4 inch and when I heated it up in the sun and with a hair dryer, I had plenty to work with.
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GB2S
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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How do you remove the old glue from the vinyl? What is the vinyl treatment that is used?
Geoff
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carcrazed
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| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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Elbow grease. I used a scotch brite pad gently to scrape off the old glue. There is no way to get all of it off, just the loose stuff.
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Mattaxi
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Shrinking Door panel vinyl |
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| Hi guys, tried the methods above and altough i am getting near the correct size, i cannot quite get the 1 inch that i want? Any one has another solution? I suspect that the old glue residue is making the door panel upholstery un flexible |
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