This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels.
How to make my own 4 panel interior door.
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.
When cutting the panel make sure to allow for additional space for the panel to fit in the groove more on that in the next step.
My house like the majority of houses built in the us over the last 50 or so years has cheapo hollow core interior doors.
My son and i have been.
Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task.
When my sister brought me on to the topsail beach condo renovation she had a laundry list of diy projects she wanted me to complete one of them was dressing up the hollow flat doors with moulding panels.
When removing the old panels be sure to remove all staples and hang on to the clips.
The client took an integral part in choosing lumber and its location in the door.
This particular house was on such a tight budget that even one of the exterior doors is hollow core.
Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick.
The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.
For a standard interior door 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood will work best.
She showed me a pin that led to one life to love s diy beadboard panel doors after seeing the photo i knew it would be a great diy upgrade to make.
Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials.
The lumber that i generally use is 1 inch thick but as my interior door is 1 3 8 inches thick i needed to laminate two boards together to get it to my required thickness.
For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill.
Run down to your local hardware store or home improvement center and purchase a sheet of plywood to use as the main panel for your new door.
Do it yourselfers can build their own panels with a few power tools and glue.
I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock.
A few other things to note.
But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results.
However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think.