How to build your own car door panels step 1.
Building door panels.
Attach the smooth side of the traced piece of hardboard to the smooth side of the other piece with clamps.
I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4.
This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system.
Remove the clamps.
Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable.
Pull out the hand planes and.
This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels.
Part one the frame clamps clamps and more clamps.
However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think.
Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker.
This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels.
To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends.
Building an interior door.
Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its.
The rails connect the two stiles together at a few points and the panels fill in the gaps.
Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task.
Attach a straight 24 in long hardwood 1 3 for more accuracy and to avoid splintering out the end of the cut.
Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens.
I own a 6 jointer but the rails on this door are 8.