Building Custom Door Panels

Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task.

Building custom door panels.

I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock. Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials. 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. Install the lock and you should be done.

Design your custom door using any wood species glass texture size or shape. Attach a straight 24 in long hardwood 1 3 for more accuracy and to avoid splintering out the end of the cut. Let your new door reflect your own personal style. Trim the door and cut a 3 to 5 degree bevel on the lock side of the door.

The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges. A table saw makes that easy. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.

Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. Step 1 place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.

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. Dry fit again mark the center of your lockset center of the existing strike. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Interior doors interior panel bifold doors interior barn doors interior french doors glass panel options redi prime.

This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. Dry fit your door mark for any trimming to be done. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results.