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little holes in door
i removed the carpet from my door and now i have about 10 holes to fill up. what is the best way to do this without being a metal smith?
I dont want to buy no carpet pieces from lmc, so im trying to do this on the cheap! Thanks for any and all ideas.
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Re: little holes in door
i have fiberglass ready and willing to go, but will that work? will it adhere enough?
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Re: little holes in door
Easiest way that I can see is put the screws (or new ones) back in the holes. Personally I don't mind the pseudo-industrial look. A blank screw hole bugs me more.
If I didn't want to weld them up and repaint, that's the way I'd go, but then again, nothing I drive would be mistaken for a show truck.
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Re: little holes in door
would something like JB wield work,metal putty
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Re: little holes in door
This would be the easiest way if you have access to a mig welder and grinders. Neat nail trick that works great for small holes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=516695
I've used a panel bond material to fill small holes by dimpling the hole, grind to get metal adhesion , apply tape to the backside of hole (painters tape), fill the hole with panel bond, let dry , sand , apply skim of filler coat, prime, seal and paint. But if I had access I would weld it.
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Re: little holes in door
I've done the bondo route. It took about a year before it became totally obvious. Weld them up.
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Re: little holes in door
thanks for all the replies. unfortunetly im not a welder and dont have one, so im going to try to rig something, gotta put my thinking cap on. maybe ill make my own carpet sides or maybe put something else there?
thanks for telling me the bondo wouldnt work, good to know! if that didnt workt the fiberglass wouldnt either.
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Re: little holes in door
You could always pop some rivets in the holes. It'll give you an industrial look like donut said. Or using thin ply wood build a "map" pocket for the door. And the cover it with carpet, or any kind of fabric you like.
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Re: little holes in door
i think i am going to go the wood route and carpet it. thanks for the ideas guys i am completely redoing my interior and i am having real fun trying to stay withing a budget of paitning the car, doing the interior completely over, without spending more than 200! that is my goal!
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