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[Brookesy]

Currently in the process of recovering my door cards and when i took them off today i noticed my door is leaking slightly and the door card is damp.

So im looking into making some door cards out of some plastic. Not covering the old carboardy bits in plastic but avtually replacing the stuff with plastic:) I was just wondering if anyone has done or seen anythiing similar. Seems like there should not be any problems but would rather find out now than half way through the work

Thanks Mike

[Sam Walters]

Fiberglass door cards. job done.

[Brookesy]

Never worked with fibleglass and trying to keep costs to a minimum. is it easy/cheap to work with?

[Artful Dodger]

you can buy them from minispeed, abs motorsport and swiftune. bout 60 quid a pair and its a blank canvas!

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[Brookesy]

Ah lovely job! Will get saving and in the mean time figure out where the water is getting in

[mike.]

Only issue I can think of is attaching the door card covering to the plastic backing. Normal its stapled on but with plastic thats a no no.

You'd have to try and glue it down and clamp it all while it dries like doing a headlining.

[TfcIan]

Only issue I can think of is attaching the door card covering to the plastic backing. Normal its stapled on but with plastic thats a no no.

You'd have to try and glue it down and clamp it all while it dries like doing a headlining.

I think he just wants the doorcard to be a plastic sheet, without anything to cover it. That's how I read it, anyway.

[Down&Out]

Only issue I can think of is attaching the door card covering to the plastic backing. Normal its stapled on but with plastic thats a no no.

You'd have to try and glue it down and clamp it all while it dries like doing a headlining.

I think he just wants the doorcard to be a plastic sheet, without anything to cover it. That's how I read it, anyway.

Thats how i read it also, if you just want plain plastic, buy a big sheet of acrylic and draw round your old door cards and cut out, wouldnt be hard.

[mike.]

I see. Well that'd be easy enough to do really - Although may be look a bit bland with no covering or anything on it at all...?

[mini-man-dan]

We should be able to make you some Polycarbonate ones. We have done some recently for some Evo and BMW race cars from 2mm polycarbonate. The back of them can be sprayed with a rattle can and aslong as there is no dirt on the plastic the front will come out a perfect gloss finish. The other advantage is that you cannot break polycarbonate, unlike perspex and the like which might crack if you attach a handle through it.

PM me if it interests you. We should be able to do a pair cheaper than fibreglass and carbon ones.

Cheers
Dan

[BenCoul]

I have plastic door cards that by were pit on my the previous owner to cure the same problem as you, will try and see if i have any pics, don't think i do though. I think mine look good although they can be a little rattly sometimes

[BenCoul]

here's some pictures, although, they're only in the background 0f some old project photo's

[Brookesy]

I was planning on covering them actually and didn't think of the stapling problem... Gluing and clamping would work though i imagine just a tad harder/longer to get right.

And Dan thankyou very much for the offer! Will contact you soon and let you know. Where abouts are you located?

Cheers again for all the advice. mike

[Ethel]

Foamex, would do the job unpainted.

Correx, would be a good replacement for hardboard.

There's also aluminium composite board, all are fairly cheap, durable, and easy to cut.

[Brookesy]

here's some pictures, although, they're only in the background 0f some old project photo's

They do look pretty nice to be fair! Trying to keep a classic sort of look with mine, got some foam padding and some cream leatherete.