Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip.
How to fix cracked vinyl door panel.
Mix up a small amount of durham s rock hard water putty just add water.
Fill in a fissure with a slice of wood.
Replacing a whole panel 1.
Remove the damaged panel s nails.
In todays video we show the process on how we repair severe damage on the center console of a vw golf.
Unzip the panel from one end.
There will probably still be some minor cracks or voids but these can be repaired with putty.
A zip tool or siding removal tool is used to unlock vinyl siding.
Coat the wood slice with exterior wood glue and gently pound it into the crack with a.
You can fix them using this method.
Complete demo using heat method for door panel repair.
Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.
If your door panels on your classic car are cracked no worries.
Use a chop saw to cut a thin slice of wood that will fit in the crack.
To unzip the damaged panel insert.
Always work from end to end when removing a panel.
The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.
This can be a common issue as this spot and other get.
Sand the repaired crack until the spline is even with the rest of the door panel.