Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Door panel question????

Doc, the original material is in excellent shape and yes I am planning on using it again. I am trying to keep the car as original as possible. Eddie Stakes said in one letter that I got from him that these particaular cars, (plain jane, original, fairly low miles) may some day be more of an attraction then a deck out car. But, time will tell. Lately I have been gluein' stuff up, the p/s bezel was and has been glued more than I could count. When I took it off the car, it kind of fell apart. I took your advice and went and got some plexiglass(thin 1/16") and some plastic welding system from the local WallyWorld. My Father has some small spring clamps and some small plastic bar clamps that I have been using with good success. I tried to use plastic model glue on the small hair line cracks, I dont know if the part was clean enough or what but it didnt stick worth a damn. I am hoping that this plastic welding system is sandable to some extent. The headlight buckets on my Gremlin( I am going to use the second style grill on my Gremlin, I like the look of the Gremlin with out the front bumper!) has a few broken mounting tabs and what I have been doing is re-inforcing all the mounting tabs, then using a dremel tool to re-drill the holes and to cut the plexiglass to the shape of the tab. Once I get that little task accomplished I will be using 600 grain wet/dry sand paper to take off the old paint and paint them gloss black. The trim where there is silver or I am going to paint with a brush by hand. Let ya know how it turns out. Thanks for the tips Doc Keep ya posted on this! Bill Id.

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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:27:39 -0500

If the clips are broken or damaged new ones are still available. I replaced all of mine. Also make sure all the clip holes are accurate on the new board or the door panel will not fit properly. Been there done that. Both of the front door panels on my orange car were water damaged and crumbled when I removed them. Luckily I saved the original ones from my yellow car when I made a new interior for that car 5 years ago and used them for a template. Are you going to use the original material on the new door panels? In any case I use #M General Trim Adhesive on my upholstery work. It comes in an aerosol can. "Doc"

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From: "William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:32:24 -0800

Thanks Doc...I appreciate the come back..In the past with my L.U.V. truck...this may sound stoopid but it worked....what I did was take a spray bottle with nothing but warm water and basically water damaged an already water damaged door panel....Then placed the door panel on concrete and used weight(like big friggin' rocks) and plywood to flatten it out....After about 2-3 days of drying time door panel was as flat as the concrete and the plywood... The water softened the door panel, and the weight pressed it flat.....May sound like a wierd way but it did flatten out.. What I was afraid of was the L.U.V. panel was made of a different material then the AMC panel and they are. Being a door panel not only made by 2 different companies and being 10 years in different age. Plus, the panels for my truck I believe are made to get wet, to some degree and to be able to "straighten" them selves out....to some extent. You dont normally take your car places you take your pickup truck. All though I have been known to....do some really dum stuff in the past!! INSTANT BUTT HEAD...JUST ADD ALCHOHOL!! LOL!! :)= Thanks again Doc. Bill Id. From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Door panel question???? Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:55:47 -0500 Forget the fiber board. The water damage has ruined the door panel. The original pressed card board backing is available at any competent upholstery shop for 12$ a sheet. Use your old one as a template. You should be able to make 2 door panels from one sheet. I made all new door panels and hatch area panels with this stuff. "Doc" SPONSORED LINKS Automotive maintenance Automotive radiators YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "BaadAssGremlins" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. From: "Bill Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Door panel question???? Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:40:17 -0000 Can a person re-shape a door panel that is warped? The drivers side door panel on my 1970 Hornet is in good shape, but has had some water damage and is in need of some way of reshaping. Is it possible to reshape, or am I stuck in making a new panel out of fiber board. I thought that I would ask before I try my own method, maybe someone has an idea besides my way. Any responce will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! Bill Id.