Door Panel Refurbish
Thread Starter
|
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,460
Likes: 6
From: Bay Area, Unfortunately
Door Panel Refurbish
Okay, I am not ready to buy new door panels yet (when I do it is going to include a set up at least for power door locks and such, maybe more and will be a little bit of a project then doing the conversion) but mine are faded and sun damaged. One thing I noticed though is that where I rest my arm, it looks good and is not faded or chalked up. This got me to wondering, is it possible to refurbish these or maybe buy a little more time with some light oil on the panels, for them to soak it up? Is this more of a mess than anything else?
Has anyone thought of this or tried it? Are there any drawbacks?
Thank you,
Nick
Has anyone thought of this or tried it? Are there any drawbacks?
Thank you,
Nick
Thread Starter
|
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,460
Likes: 6
From: Bay Area, Unfortunately
Thank you, I had seen that, and I think they look good! I was only wondering if this was another option. I was just thinking this might be a low budget and low effort idea since I was looking at possibly replacing them down the road.
Thread Starter
|
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,460
Likes: 6
From: Bay Area, Unfortunately
I went outside and tested a small spot. I put a little motor oil on it, and the panel seemed to suck it right up. Still a little chalky, but I am wondering if with time, that will stop too. It did get darker. I am going to try a bigger spot in a little while.
Elder User
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 570
Likes: 1
From: Austin Texas (area)
Recently I did mine. I sanded down to the plastic to get rid of the sun-acne on the horizontal top of the panel. Mine were just like yours. I used a red-color 3M pad to go over the rest of the panel to get rid of the deterioration. I then washed/cleaned it a number of times to make positive sure there was only plastic to deal with. Used the SEM prep spray and SEM color paint in 3 layers. Came out great. It's a job, but if you take your time and use the SEM products, you will be satisfied with the results. I bought an old dash pad to do next along with redoing the pillar covers, kick panels etc. While the panels were off I remade the vapor/weather shields too.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
79FordBlake
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
26
Oct 12, 2010 07:37 PM
slaymet69
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
24
Jun 30, 2006 08:38 AM
Magna
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
3
Jun 11, 2005 11:51 AM
