Trim Doorcards?

[stu113]

How and what will be the best way to trim my door cards?
they are standard plastic black and would want to look at some blue fabric?
any guides or how to's? :D thanks

[marcusd]

they are a pain to do but if u take your time they come out pretty good. i did mine with blue leatherette with a foam underlay.

i found cuting just the tops of the rivits off was better than driling them off.
pop card out
rip off old fabric clean off
glue up using evo stick both fabric and card leave to set then lay it on
start in the groove where u rest your arm, then work outwards and don;t over stretch it
leave off to dry overnight
then poke the rivits back thro
and screw down using short fat screws and washers and they hold on really well.
any questions just pm me mate

[willtr]

they are a pain to do but if u take your time they come out pretty good. i did mine with blue leatherette with a foam underlay.

i found cuting just the tops of the rivits off was better than driling them off.
pop card out
rip off old fabric clean off
glue up using evo stick both fabric and card leave to set then lay it on
start in the groove where u rest your arm, then work outwards and don;t over stretch it
leave off to dry overnight
then poke the rivits back thro
and screw down using short fat screws and washers and they hold on really well.
any questions just pm me mate

what did you use to cut the tops off with as i had a spare door card and thought i would give it a try and used a dremmel but it made more work after i had popped it out. as all i need to do is leather the door cards and my interior is finished :D

[marcusd]

i used a stanley knife to cut around the top of the mushroomed part, so it left most of the plastic in tack so u can get a screw to bite into it

[marcusd]

mind u took a while but i thought well worth it once i finished as tey are tight on and all material stayed i place. pretty pofessional job i think

[willtr]

mind u took a while but i thought well worth it once i finished as tey are tight on and all material stayed i place. pretty pofessional job i think

thanks for that mate i think i can now smooth the door pin hole and do my trim now. as all i was going to do was use some kind of clear bond but your way sounds the best. have you got any pics of it?

[bristol-boy-tom]

yeh i did it but i drilled the rivets out mate

[marcusd]

pics in progress thread first few pages was first attempt and later was the way they are now.

how did u get the card back on after drilling them off out of interest?

[willtr]

yeh i did it but i drilled the rivets out mate

yeah i thought about this i am not keen on the idea of using some kind of bond to hold the trim back onto the door card.

[marcusd]

yea glad i didn;t bond em on cos first time wasn;t pretty

[willtr]

yea glad i didn;t bond em on cos first time wasn;t pretty

yeah i think i am going to use your idea. what size screw did you use? and just been looking through your progress thread and thats one sweet car mate. and how did i start a progress thread?

[Mcinabout]

Im going to be getting my doorcards done in leather,,hopefully:y: Im gonna see the people at a place near me and see what they say for price,,as they have been recommended, but if not ill just take the material off and have plain black doorcards:y:

[marcusd]

yeah i think i am going to use your idea. what size screw did you use? and just been looking through your progress thread and thats one sweet car mate. and how did i start a progress thread?

13mm thread length
6mm thread width
12 head size
and the cupped washers or 2-3 normal washers on back.

cheers mate. just start a new thread in pics section and upload images using photobucket.com

[willtr]

13mm thread length
6mm thread width
12 head size
and the cupped washers or 2-3 normal washers on back.

cheers mate. just start a new thread in pics section and upload images using photobucket.com


thanks mate and i think i will get this finished now.

[djgaz9]

mine turned out not bad i have done both them now and only had done 1 when i took the picture just have to wait till tomorrow to go out and fit them back on the doors i will take a picture when i get them back on so you can see what the look like (GOING FROM BLACK STANDERED TO A NICE BLUE) let me know what u think of my handy work :) thanks

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b413/djgaz9/mydoorcards.jpg