Make Interior Door Panels

Building an interior door.

Make interior door panels.

Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. Wood for styles and rails calculate this based on the size and number of doors. 3 8 foot wall trim boards. To make the holes i used a gasket punch at first and for the larger holes but for small door panel clip holes i just drilled 1 2 holes like the original had and cleaned the edge with a sharp knife.

Pull out the hand planes and. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. How to build your own car door panels step 1. Hgtv home by sherwin williams infinity interior paint and primer.

2 part epoxy resin glue and microfiber thickener. Part one the frame clamps clamps and more clamps. Style refers to the vertical pieces rails mean the horizontal pieces dowels for the joints in my case i used 8 1 2 x 3 per door blue painters tape. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.

The benefit of these doors is that they are cheap stable and easy to paint. Most interior doors today are made from a material called masonite which is a kind of wood fiberboard that is steam cooked and pressure molded onto a thin wood frame to create a slab door that has an appearance of a door with rails stiles and panels. I own a 6 jointer but the rails on this door are 8. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its. Use a multi purpose cleaner and.

Flat panel door makeover instructions. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. Attach the smooth side of the traced piece of hardboard to the smooth side of the other piece with clamps. Next you need to decide which type of paneling you want your door to have.

Remove the clamps. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. Decide on panel type.

I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4.