Building Custom Door Panels

Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick.

Building custom door panels.

If you want to construct a panel without using an old one tape kraft paper to the inside of the door and trace the pattern onto the paper. Standard door widths can vary from 30 to 32 to 36. Cut the template with a utility knife. Be sure to mark all holes for the clips and door handles.

Door panels for billy s durango. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. 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.

This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock.

Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens. Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker.

But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. Share pics and vid on our fb at. What methods did you use. How to design build custom door panels produced by national academy of mobile electronics founder michael breault of san diego ca 1994 copyright owner.

This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels.