Building Custom Door Panels

Attach a straight 24 in long hardwood 1 3 for more accuracy and to avoid splintering out the end of the cut.

Building custom door panels.

Install the lock and you should be done. Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. To custom make door panels that are strong enough for everyday use and or abuse use fiberglass mat to reinforce the high stress areas like the door pull or armrest for instance cut the fiberglass mat into several small pieces and. A table saw makes that easy.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends.

Trim the door and cut a 3 to 5 degree bevel on the lock side of the door. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Step 1 place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. Let your new door reflect your own personal style.

When removing the old panels be sure to remove all staples and hang on to the clips used to hold the panel to the door. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. The simplest method is to use the miter gauge that came with your table saw.

Interior doors interior panel bifold doors interior barn doors interior french doors glass panel options redi prime. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. Design your custom door using any wood species glass texture size or shape. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.

Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials. Dry fit again mark the center of your lockset center of the existing strike. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.