Friday, August 29, 2008 - 07:55 pm, by: Fran Valdivia(Silvasoarer)
Has anyone attempted to repair their broken door trims by using glue, if so what type, or using fibre glass matting and resin, then recovering the skin? Did/does the glue/fibreglass work? Any tips?
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 09:30 pm, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
I've used J-B Weld to reinforce trims which haven't yet cracked through. It's a really tough two pack resin reinforced with something (it's grind-able once set).
Still looking for something to recover trims with. I have one not cracked through but which got coloured by some orange tape used to reinforce a trim in transit. The local "trimmer" didn't know what to use, but he mainly does boats... Maybe some soft leather or lether-like vinyl would do the trick. Big job though.
Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 07:21 am, by: Lawrence Ostle(Lawrence)
I used Araldite with some strips of Bunnings aluminium cut to size as reinforcement. Apply gobs of the glue to the reverse side of the door trim, then push the aluminium strips into the glue across where the crack is. I then used 'pleather' bought from Ultimate auto trim to match the seat covers I've got, and covered the lower door trim with that. I can't recommend this approach, as the pleather is too thick for the purpose. What I would prefer to have done is found some thinner material, and then sprayed it to match - or at least get close. If you plan on re-doing your interior in black or dark grey, it's a good time to do this to ensure some sort of colour match.
Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 06:06 pm, by: Adam Lonergan(Alchemistal)
You can use aluminium fly screen cut to the exact size/shape and pressed against the surface before you put the glue/adhesive on and it will give it lots of extra lateral strength. That is what lots of guys do when they repair motorcycle fairings.
Mike Triggs Goo Roo Western Australia 3.0GT G-Pack
Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 10:55 pm, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
Adam Lonergan wrote on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 06:06 pm:
You can use aluminium fly screen cut to the exact size/shape and pressed against the surface before you put the glue/adhesive on and it will give it lots of extra lateral strength. That is what lots of guys do when they repair motorcycle fairings.
Good idea, Adam. Wished I'd thought of it myself
J-B Weld is reinforced with a metal powder, but mesh would be much stronger again.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 08:53 pm, by: James Cahir(James987)
I attempted to fix my door trims today. Glued all the cracked sections with a 'Plastic Weld' glue from Supershit Auto, and replaced missing plastic sections (the door trim must have taken a hard hit at some stage) with fibreglass. I also used fibreglass to reinforce some cracked areas. This was my first time fibreglassing and I made a big big mess, luckily most of the mess is underneath the door handle and not readily visible. After refitting the trims and admiring my handywork, I realised that I had used polyester resin instead of epoxy resin, and that polyester resin apparently does not stick well to plastic. Doh! When it breaks, I'll replace the entire trim.
Pic on the left shows the missing plastic section that I had to build up with fibreglass, and yes I know I went overboard with it It is further reinforced with those metal clips that come with car audio speakers, I just bent them at right angles and epoxied them on the plastic.
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It is further reinforced with those metal clips that come with car audio speakers, I just bent them at right angles and epoxied them on the plastic.
