How To Make Your Own Interior Door Panels

Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials.

How to make your own interior door panels.

The black paint gives her doors an extra luxurious appeal too. 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. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. I used some 3m trim adhesive make sure it won t eat foam from napa and a quart of rubber contact cement.

For a flawless paint job be sure to check out these door painting tips and tricks. Start by tracing the patterns onto the new cardboard that is your door panel. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. When removing the old panels be sure to remove all staples and hang on to the clips.

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. Unfortunately when you order short doors the factory just cuts the bottom off leaving a d. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task.

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. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. This step by step tutorial from jenna sue design company takes a plain slab door and turns it into a five panel door.

This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. For a standard interior door 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood will work best. It looks like a million bucks but only costs 12.

Panel doors for every budget. I needed custom doors for my basement because of the low ceilings. Lets get to work. A few other things to note.