How To Install Veneer On Auto Dash And Door Panels

Applying veneer to an exterior door with contact cement isn t adviseable.

How to install veneer on auto dash and door panels.

In the glory days of rolls royce bentley and jaguar genuine wood interior and dash trim distinguished these cars from their american counterparts. The nature of this flexible bond won t withstand the constant change of conditions to which it will be exposed. Lay thin strips of wood across the glued surface of the ply then position your veneer on top of the wooden lats. Pretty easy to make and looks so much cleaner than bare door s.

Leave it until it is touch dry 5 minutes. At that time the process involved was both very expensive and labor. The veneer will contract and expand on an ongoing basis which will stress the glue bond to the point of certain early failure. In some cases your may need to install an optional instrument panel trim cover.

That may be about to change as our favorite man with the spanners edd china shows us. Apply a thin even coat of evostick to the veneer and the plywood. Place your template over the desired section of veneer and cut out that portion leaving approximately one half inch or 1 27 centimeters 0 5 in of excess on each side. Add three lengths of 1cm thick polystyrene per side then use six g clamps to seal the sandwich between two pieces of chipboard.

For each door panel i use 1 8 thick hdpe plastic and self. Auto interior wood dashboards plywood and veneer applications. The polythene stops the wood sticking and the polystyrene evens out the pressure of the clamps. One of the most difficult good condition used car parts to find or create for a classic car restoration is the interior wood veneer.

Leave for 24 hours. In this video i make some sick cheap diy door panels for the drift car. You can also add phone books to weigh down the large middle surface of the dash cover. As you may have seen in our how to install videos manufactured stone veneer installation is a simple process in fact anyone with basic carpentry skills can unpack the box and attach genstone faux stone panels to a wall.

Tape the veneer to your wood and place a sheet of polythene on each side of your newly veneered trim. We go into detail on showing using a vacuum bag as well as softening the veneer. 4 center the selected pattern section over the substrate panel and apply the contact cement following the manufacturer s instructions to both the veneer and the substrate. Wood veneer in your classic car needs to look the part or the entire interior is a let down.

As is true with many diy projects the details are what separate a botched project and a successful one. Veneering a raised panel door with a vacuum press.