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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: GoatBeard on March 19, 2009, 02:08:43 pm
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Y'all know at the top of our 73-87 door panels, the area where you'd lay your arm if you were ridin' around with your arm out the window. That part on mine has some bad spots or maybe you'd call 'em "dents". It's almost like the plastic has become a little brittle or dry in that particular area. I hope you guys familiar with what I'm talking about...
When I repainted the panels the 1st time I left those "dents" in there and just painted over 'em, but I'm wondering if those can be sanded out? Or maybe they can be filled with something and then sanded smooth? And if so, does it look okay? Are there any tips/tricks to doing it?
Thanks!
Sam
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I wouldn't sand them, if it is brittle it may make it worse. You can try putting some fiberglass resin on it and smooth it out...
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Try this to put some texture back in it. clean and prep it then get some of the rustolem hammered paint spray it let it set then go over it with the interior dye paint it will give it a more course texture.
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Ok if you use the fiberglass, use a smidge less hardener. Grab a piece of wax paper and apply the fiberglass to the shiny side, that is the waxiest part. Now this is the craftsmanship part. A nice thin section on that wide mass of wax paper. You gotta eye ball that line . What you have so far, is a nice smooth layer on the wax paper side. That layer might want to be thin, not a glob. and apply. Thing is though, is that the fiberglass that is being on the panel side, needs something to keep it there and not start having it flake off so to speak. That surface might want to be a rough surface or might want to have also a hlle for the fiberglass to get into and mushroom so as to stay in place. You can do the same thing with some bondo.
The wax paper will peel right off. It is an art form, that if you try to move the placement, you will mess up the smoothness, and you will need to start sanding the cuts that form from the wax paper crinkling.
Me, on plastic, I would go with some sort of epoxy. less problems and less time and mess.