Building Custom Door Panels

Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick.

Building custom door panels.

The simplest method is to use the miter gauge that came with your table saw. Dry fit again mark the center of your lockset center of the existing strike. 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. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.

However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.

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. Install the lock and you should be done. Design your custom door using any wood species glass texture size or shape. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends.

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. A table saw makes that easy. Dry fit your door mark for any trimming to be done.

Let your new door reflect your own personal style. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. Trim the door and cut a 3 to 5 degree bevel on the lock side of the door. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges.

Attach a straight 24 in long hardwood 1 3 for more accuracy and to avoid splintering out the end of the cut. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.