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repairing reshaping sagging trim panels

peanut

peanut

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has anyone tried to reshape or refurbish sagging/distorted trim panels ?
I have several in my car having left it out in the rain for the past two years . Various unresolved leaks have resulted in considerable condensation and trim panels have warped and vynal coming unstuck.

I have searched ebay for some months for some used replacements without result.
I have a steam cleaner and thought about steaming the panel edges then clamping them into place until the panels dried [:D]
Re fixing the vynal is simple enough .

 
Very hard to fix, I ended up reshaping some bits with steam and sustained pressure.

The bits that had fell apart liquid glue called cascamite made weak allowed to soak in then dry with weight on helped
 
cascamite ...now theres a word I've not heard in many years.[;)]

One of the door cards has also gone too far to recover unfortunately. Ironically it is the door that I removed the plastic sheet from that the PO had stuck to the door to seal the door cavity from the card. That is clearly something worth doing as the door card the other side is still minty .

Thanks for the advice Martin ,it sounds like steaming the card edges and pressing into position in-situ might be worth a try .
Then all I have to do is really get to grips with locating and fixing the leaks as I cannot run a permenant 240v supply to the car to use a dehumidifier or heater .
 
fix down to required shape then asbestos resin on complete back to harden and also waterproof.
 
I made new door membranes out of that thick blue plastic they use for building work had some left over from another job on the house.

Think it was about 10 quid for the roll, and it's 5m wide and 10m long or was anyway, you can buy new membranes from OPC think they are £20 each?
 
yes visqueen DPC membrane is perfect .i am going to redo my doors when it warms up a little.I think I may have some spare pond liner somewhere.[:D]

We have an added problem here as we live next to a mill and the river Parrot under a lot of trees and all our vehicles are constantly covered in mould and algai . I found a frog in my hatch-well once ![&:]

I'm really looking forward to working on the old gal again after abandoning it 2x years ago.

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ORIGINAL: colin944

E-bay interior ? Elliot ?
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I'm beginning to think replacement is the only sensible option. There are more panels effected than I realised.
I may have to wait a few months before some come onto ebay but blue is fairly common fortunately.[;)]
 
I've seen this as a common enough problem that I have wondered about stripping off the vinyl covering, making a new substrate from GRP rather than hardboard, and then reapplying the vinyl. Can anyone tell me what the flaw is in my dastardly plan is?
 
Finding decent templates I would think is a bit of a stumbling block, who is going to destroy decent door cards

Mind you if it could be done you would have a long queue of customers
 

ORIGINAL: Waylander

Finding decent templates I would think is a bit of a stumbling block, who is going to destroy decent door cards

Mind you if it could be done you would have a long queue of customers
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Totally agree regarding door cards. They would sell well.
 
ORIGINAL: Elliot

do you need marine blue?
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H Elliot
I'm not sure which blue it is to be honest.
They are a very dark navy blue colour .
is there a trim colour code on the car ?
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Marine Blue up to and including 1990 model year. Cobalt Blue is a 1991 model year only colour for 944s.
 
Looking at the rear quarter-panel , it looks like you need to pop the back window out and re-glue the panel in place then refit bthe window. The lip of the trim sits under the rear window rubber and is held in place by it. If you do that the panel will hold it's shape.
 
ORIGINAL: colin944

Looking at the rear quarter-panel , it looks like you need to pop the back window out and re-glue the panel in place then refit bthe window. The lip of the trim sits under the rear window rubber and is held in place by it. If you do that the panel will hold it's shape.
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thanks for that advice Colin. I must admit I had not really looked at the panels closely. I was just aware that they had warped and lifted.
I'll have a closer look on the weekend and make a plan of action .


ORIGINAL: 944 man

Marine Blue up to and including 1990 model year. Cobalt Blue is a 1991 model year only colour for 944s.
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thank you Simon for that confirmation [;)] it will make it easier to track down some replacements.
 
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