Re: KPack

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/9/5 23:55:15
Bit of a change of topic here, but the discussion in this thread about door panels made me pull mine out of storage. Thanks to the knowledge shared in that thread, it appears that the door panels in my car were very difficult to make, and even more difficult to restore.

The original panels were made using large machines to emboss the vinyl. Perhaps that can be "replicated" now if someone is creative enough, or the lines can be sewn in. But I've been wondering if maybe I could salvage what I have with some work.

The door panels were all off and stored in the trunk on my car when I got it. They had been pulled off when the previous owner had done body work and paint, and they had suffered some definite water damage, just like the rest of the interior (and exterior) of the car.

First up is the passenger front panel. The front part of the board is completely rotted away. The embossed parts are all present and in decent condition, as are all the stainless pieces.

The passenger rear panel is not in great shape either. The embossed areas are probably okay. The backing panel itself is very floppy and ready to fall apart.

The driver's rear panel was redone at some point in the past. And it was done poorly. They used some sort of of triple ply cardboard for the panel, and put 1/4" spongy foam under the vinyl. This left the embossed areas pretty wavy.

The best of the bunch is the driver front panel....and that's not saying much. The leading edge is crumbling and the lower ivory vinyl is peeling. The panel itself is water damaged and not flat at all. Perhaps I can use the panel to make a template to replace the cardboard on both the passenger and the driver?

Looking through all these, what are your thoughts? I'd like to see what I can do with these panels rather than waiting an unknown amount of time to see if SMS can reproduce them (if they can even do the embossing necessary....which I assume they can).

-Kevin

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