Make Interior Door Panels

Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its.

Make interior door panels.

This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Decide on panel type. 3 8 foot plain 1 wide trim boards. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable.

The first thing you want to do is clean the door really well. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4. I own a 6 jointer but the rails on this door are 8.

But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. Pull out the hand planes and. Flat panel door makeover instructions. Part one the frame clamps clamps and more clamps.

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. Remove the clamps. Use a multi purpose cleaner and. 2 part epoxy resin glue and microfiber thickener.

Wood for styles and rails calculate this based on the size and number of doors. 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 is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think.

How to build your own car door panels step 1. 3 8 foot wall trim boards. Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

Attach the smooth side of the traced piece of hardboard to the smooth side of the other piece with clamps. Hgtv home by sherwin williams infinity interior paint and primer. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. Building an interior door.

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.