Awesome! What is the alternative to replacing the piece where the plastic " push " fasteners go? Yours are intact and mine are broken. Every time I open the door, the panel flops around and I have to line up the fasteners and hope they barley hold! Thanks
The alternative is to take panel bond and bond the two panels together, not all the way around but in places where if you wanted to cut it free you could. Panel bond requires degreasing and sanding in the areas of bonding.
@@TheInkhousecustoms At 4:29 in the video, you finished placing the fiberglass mat/epoxy around the spot where the butt of the "fastener" slides into which gets pushed into the female part on the door frame. That's what I'm curious about.....most of mine are broken. What's the fix for that little raised slot? THANKS!
Ok I see, for me I would create the shape out of sheet metal or 3d print something that works.. but for a quick fix just drill a hole and run a screw in it, get a screw cap to cover the screw head. amzn.to/3X0u3vC
Well there are plenty ways to do so.. what I do of available is just drill and tap the plastic, where I could fit a coarse threaded screws. Or if all fails just scuff and epoxy glue a block of wood to the yellow plastic, shape and secure the two panels with one inch screws. Most important thing is get creative, your not going to see what's behind the panel anyways.
It must be cloth fiberglass, here is called sea glass. I did have some successful test with the fiberglass mat, but had to go through the process of removing the binder that keep the glass together, by soaking the glass in water then letting it dry. With the epoxy it can be any Brand laminating epoxy, a simple 1:1 epoxy is good enough.
this was fiberglass mat, you can also do fiberglass cloth layer between layers of mat for rigidity, Mat is better at filling up spaces and adhering, cloth is more so the glass version of carbon fiber. used to make fisherman boats but i stopped a year ago that shit is nasty to work with. nasty chemicals, insane amounts of dust from fiberglass, resin, gelcoat, paint. Health first.
So online to buy a set of panels in a better condition depending, would by around $700 - $900 + shipping would round to $900 - $1100. you can base the repairs price off of those numbers. The panels are there just need to repair, so around $200 - $600 depending on what repairs your making.
@@TheInkhousecustomslolz Jesus christ! We're they legally retarded? They could have bought brand-new condition replacement ones on ebay forb$120-$150 a piece lolz 🤣🤦♂️🤣🤦♂️
To be honest I don't know the size. I just used ones with a course theads so it holds better. I try different methods to get better results haven't really stuck to one method yet.
Thanks for the content. Restoring a 96 coupe rite now & the door panels are shot. This really helps! Blessings🙏🏾💯💪🏾👊🏾🇲🇦🇧🇴🇻🇮
Glad the video can help you 🤙🏽
Iv been thinking about doing this but wasn’t sure if it would work. Great video and great work man
And now you know..lol. the thing is to make sure you get the surface real rough to the epoxy has something to hold to.
i wish there was an aftermarket company for interior pieces. 15-20 years from now im worried about the dash and all the other plastics will look like.
I know seem like alot of ppl, needs a market for replacement parts for these older civics.
We need you to be the replacement parts guy ,
Awesome work man. I love this kind of work!!!!
Amazing skill man ! , can you do one on a skinning a 3D printed seat or a seat build ? awesome build !
Thanks for the idea, I'll be coming out with a new project which will have some of that stuff in it.
Awesome! What is the alternative to replacing the piece where the plastic " push " fasteners go? Yours are intact and mine are broken. Every time I open the door, the panel flops around and I have to line up the fasteners and hope they barley hold! Thanks
The alternative is to take panel bond and bond the two panels together, not all the way around but in places where if you wanted to cut it free you could. Panel bond requires degreasing and sanding in the areas of bonding.
@@TheInkhousecustoms At 4:29 in the video, you finished placing the fiberglass mat/epoxy around the spot where the butt of the "fastener" slides into which gets pushed into the female part on the door frame. That's what I'm curious about.....most of mine are broken. What's the fix for that little raised slot? THANKS!
Ok I see, for me I would create the shape out of sheet metal or 3d print something that works.. but for a quick fix just drill a hole and run a screw in it, get a screw cap to cover the screw head. amzn.to/3X0u3vC
@@TheInkhousecustoms Sweet! Thank you!!!
How much would you charge to fix 4?
How do you attach the parts of the door panel with the orange tabs that are melted on? Mine all have snapped off so the door panel is in two parts :/
Well there are plenty ways to do so.. what I do of available is just drill and tap the plastic, where I could fit a coarse threaded screws. Or if all fails just scuff and epoxy glue a block of wood to the yellow plastic, shape and secure the two panels with one inch screws. Most important thing is get creative, your not going to see what's behind the panel anyways.
Mine are destroyed idk if they can be save and getting some online you gotta give it up your leg and soul for them door panels
Yeah those panels on ebay are expensive. I always get request for replacements. But I don't live on the mainland, I'm in the US virgin islands.
What kind of epoxy and fiber glass? Thanks
It must be cloth fiberglass, here is called sea glass. I did have some successful test with the fiberglass mat, but had to go through the process of removing the binder that keep the glass together, by soaking the glass in water then letting it dry. With the epoxy it can be any Brand laminating epoxy, a simple 1:1 epoxy is good enough.
this was fiberglass mat, you can also do fiberglass cloth layer between layers of mat for rigidity,
Mat is better at filling up spaces and adhering,
cloth is more so the glass version of carbon fiber.
used to make fisherman boats but i stopped a year ago that shit is nasty to work with. nasty chemicals, insane amounts of dust from fiberglass, resin, gelcoat, paint.
Health first.
Is it fiberglass or epoxy
It's laminating epoxy
how much u charge for this job
So online to buy a set of panels in a better condition depending, would by around $700 - $900 + shipping would round to $900 - $1100. you can base the repairs price off of those numbers. The panels are there just need to repair, so around $200 - $600 depending on what repairs your making.
What’s the cost on a repair like this? For 2 panels (Driver/ Passenger).
My charge on them was $600
@@TheInkhousecustomslolz Jesus christ! We're they legally retarded? They could have bought brand-new condition replacement ones on ebay forb$120-$150 a piece lolz 🤣🤦♂️🤣🤦♂️
600? You can buy two new panels for cheaper than that
What size screws are you using for the armrest?
To be honest I don't know the size. I just used ones with a course theads so it holds better. I try different methods to get better results haven't really stuck to one method yet.
@@TheInkhousecustoms how long would you say is too long?
@@TheInkhousecustoms and would you recommend the screw method over just melting the plastic back together??