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I recently scored a new mirror for my 54 convertible. I had to take the door panel off to install it. Whilst off I thought I would facilitate a small repair to it



The white strip in the center of the door is coming unglued. It looked like it was glued on with contact cement. I thought about reglueing it with contact cement but I don't think that will hold. Any other suggestions? Both the red and the white are vinyl

Thanks

Tinpan

Most upholsters use a contact cement -- It's called upholsterer's contact cement so it may be slightly different than what is commonly available in a spray can.

If you do a search using that term some discussions mentioning commonly available alternatives come up. I would think using one of those good high strength sprays mentioned would work as well.

What I would wonder about in your situation is the type padding you have. I think you will have to determine the construction before deciding on a repair. Some Packard door padding was essentially many layers of something akin to Kleenex pressed together. If that is what you have and the layers are separating, I would wonder how well any cement would work if another layer separated later.

Thanks, that led me to DAP contact cement and Amazon reviews led me to Barge. I ordered that and we'll see how that works