Reupholster Door Panels Car

Now feel for or observe where the door handles protrudes against the material.

Reupholster door panels car.

As the final part to our classic car series we ll be walking you through the necessary steps to reupholster the side door panel on your car for a professional cohesive look in any vehicle. Because several cars feature designs and materials that are long extinct just picking up a catalog for a. Carefully cut a slot for it. Here we ve completed the project for a 46 plymouth but you can take what you ve learned here and apply it to other automotive projects.

If the hole is too big the escutcheon cover plate might not cover the hole. A slot is better than a hole. This allows for room to stretch the vinyl and adhere it to the back of the panel. Temporarily mount the panel to the door by pushing two or three of the plastic retainers part way into their holes.

4 cut out your vinyl. Reupholster your vintage or classic car door panel yourself using supplies and tools from sailrite. 1 lay the vinyl flat on the table face down. Leave at least two inches of extra material all the way around the edges.

2 lay your door panel foam side down on the back of the vinyl. Pull the old material off of the door panel and inserts that will be reupholstered. Lay the new material over the panel and inserts and use scissors to cut it to fit. You don t need to remove the old adhesive from behind the material.