KrashDH
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Hey guys,
It's time to attack my door cards. They've gotten to the point where I can't live with them anymore.
I cleaned the cards off. That foam/goo combo was like cake batter. Quite a mess:
Of course, nothing goes as planned. I cut the melted tabs off with a razorblade. That went fine. But, when trying to gently remove the card, of course a bunch of the remaining tabs just exploded. Pretty much down to the parent surface:
I was planning on doing the zip tie trick. I think it will work for some of the tabs,but a lot look like the image above too. So I'm trying to com up with a solution, or if anyone that has done this has a clever way?
My 2 thoughts:
1) put em back in place, mix up plastic epoxy, drip it down through the top of the slots of the card and hope there's enough that it adheres to what's left below.
2) A bit out of the box here. Bypass doing anything with the remaining tabs except use them only as guide features. In-between the tabs, epoxy or JB weld in a countersunk head screw. Allows a good mound of epoxy or JB to be built up around the chamfered portion of the head. Install so the flat surface of the head rests against the door panel. Drill through card at these locations, secure card with a nylock nut or similar.
Thoughts or solutions? Those flanges are just so brittle, or what's left of them, I'd be worried about them vibrating and cracking loose.
Also, This insert/cradle attached to the door card and holds the grab handle. I haven't had any luck sourcing this, but mine came out in pieces of course:
Can we purchase just this?
Finally, did anyone underlay a thin piece of foam before they adhered their material of choice? I would think this would be a good idea for comfort as well as make the re covering more forgiving. It would have to be pretty pliable I would assume. Is there something maybe I could get from a hobbies shop?
Thanks in advance, I'll keep this thread going!
It's time to attack my door cards. They've gotten to the point where I can't live with them anymore.
I cleaned the cards off. That foam/goo combo was like cake batter. Quite a mess:
Of course, nothing goes as planned. I cut the melted tabs off with a razorblade. That went fine. But, when trying to gently remove the card, of course a bunch of the remaining tabs just exploded. Pretty much down to the parent surface:
I was planning on doing the zip tie trick. I think it will work for some of the tabs,but a lot look like the image above too. So I'm trying to com up with a solution, or if anyone that has done this has a clever way?
My 2 thoughts:
1) put em back in place, mix up plastic epoxy, drip it down through the top of the slots of the card and hope there's enough that it adheres to what's left below.
2) A bit out of the box here. Bypass doing anything with the remaining tabs except use them only as guide features. In-between the tabs, epoxy or JB weld in a countersunk head screw. Allows a good mound of epoxy or JB to be built up around the chamfered portion of the head. Install so the flat surface of the head rests against the door panel. Drill through card at these locations, secure card with a nylock nut or similar.
Thoughts or solutions? Those flanges are just so brittle, or what's left of them, I'd be worried about them vibrating and cracking loose.
Also, This insert/cradle attached to the door card and holds the grab handle. I haven't had any luck sourcing this, but mine came out in pieces of course:
Can we purchase just this?
Finally, did anyone underlay a thin piece of foam before they adhered their material of choice? I would think this would be a good idea for comfort as well as make the re covering more forgiving. It would have to be pretty pliable I would assume. Is there something maybe I could get from a hobbies shop?
Thanks in advance, I'll keep this thread going!