[DeTomaso] Suggestions on how to repair cracks in the fiberglass ina door panel

[Rob Dumoulin]

My armrest is attached from the inside of the panel, so no external screws
visible.

On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>wrote:

> I also had the upholsterer hide the holes that mount the "door pull".  I
> don't know what to call that part.  It is the part that is made out of wood
> that you pull to close the door.
>
> At any rate, the stock setup uses 3 screws and 3 rubber plugs to hide the
> screws.  My upholsterer omitted a few stitches by the holes.  When you put
> the screws in, you peel it apart.  Once it is mounted, you push it back,
> and you don't really notice the missing stitches.  The benefit is you don't
> see the 3 plugs.  Granted, 2 of them are hard to see anyway, since they are
> so low.
>
> I plan on keeping the small screws on the bottom, front and back, but I
> plan on using plastic clips for the top.  My door panel is finished, but
> not mounted.
>
> I thought about asking him to cut big round holes for non-existent
> speakers, just for old times sake, but I decided it was better to cover it
> properly.
>
> On Jul 10, 2012, at 6:07 AM, Rob Dumoulin wrote:
>
> > If you are going through the trouble of replacing the trim, consider
> taking
> > the next step and getting a cleaner look without screws. When I redid my
> > interior, I replaced all my screws with plastic clips and my pillar trim
> > with Velcro.  No screws showing looks great and I no longer have to worry
> > about my lower door gasket ripping from the bottom screws sticking out
> > (though they are currently ripped from before the modification).
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Garth Rodericks
> > <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Gorilla Glue is great stuff, but may not be as good as just using some
> >> fiberglass resin.
> >>
> >> Whatever you do, use a shop vac to pull the resin/glue into the crack
> for
> >> a thorough bonding.
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >> Garth
> >> #4033
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- Original Message ---
> >> Hi Ken, I have had very good luck with "Gorilla Glue". Then put a strip
> of
> >> the heavy
> >> foil tape use in heating/air conditioning over it. Larry (unglued) -
> >> Cleveland -----Original Message-----
> >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at
> >> realbig.com] On
> >> Behalf Of Ken Green
> >> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 4:32 PM
> >> To: Pantera List Serve
> >> Subject: [DeTomaso] Suggestions on how to repair cracks in the
> fiberglass
> >> ina door panel I was given a couple door panels (previous owner lost the
> >> panels for my car)
> >> and they have small small cracks in the fiberglass.  I know I can always
> >> slap a layer or two of fiberglass onto the door side, but am wondering
> if
> >> there is a really good adhesive out their that I can just force into the
> >> cracks and be done?
> >>
> >> Anyone have a source for the three metal grommets (manual gear plug,
> door
> >> handle, door lock)?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Ken
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