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12-09-2012, 01:15 PM
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72 Door Panel Repair
I have been trying to clean up a few 72 panels and I'm looking for tips on what to do with gouges in the plastic. What might you have tried that works?
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12-09-2012, 11:07 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
I would be interested too. Mine look pretty bad and can't seem to locate decent ones.
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12-10-2012, 02:31 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
I'm interested too as I will be restoring mine soon.
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12-10-2012, 10:02 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
I always put them in my blast cabinet turned the pressure down and blasted them completly than washed them down good wiped them off with thinner and dyed them with SEM's dye.
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12-10-2012, 12:27 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
I actually sanded mine down until the surface was consistant, turned out pretty good. Used SEM adhesion promotor, color and low luster clear.
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12-10-2012, 12:56 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Reno, Wow those look good, I really like the two tone touch you did. Not factory but should have been awsome
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12-10-2012, 01:53 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Thanks Mr Blue. My trucks pretty much made up of parts from 67-72 so everything is factory but nothing is correct
 and so far no one has noticed that I sanded the panels down...... 
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12-10-2012, 01:56 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
I bought good used ones from the parts board here .
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12-10-2012, 01:56 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Mine are in good shape just faded, They look sky blue now. I may take your idea when i redie them. I really like the two tone look
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12-10-2012, 03:31 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
For me, a lot of hard scrubbing got them from this......
  To this......  
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12-10-2012, 04:14 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
You did a real good job on those Tex.
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12-10-2012, 06:07 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
are you making any progress on your panels Dave?
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12-17-2012, 09:16 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Well I see there has been a little conversation going on over here, guess I wasn't subscribed to my own thread?????
But I have been busy trying out a "few" techniques.........Here is a little tease of what I got accomplished...
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12-17-2012, 09:21 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Those look really nice, great job
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12-17-2012, 10:55 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Hey Hos, the turnaround is stunning! Are those the same panels??
Im only half joking though...was that scroll work above the the door and window handles revealed by removing the woodgrain trim piece? Also, in these pics I can't even tell where/how you were able to doctor up all those nics/scratches. Nice job though, however you did it. Those panels look sweet.
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12-18-2012, 01:01 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Those look fantastic! You gotta share your secret.....
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12-18-2012, 04:29 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Yes, please share your secret.
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12-18-2012, 08:07 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
hey dave, did you manage to duplicate the texture in those tiny little nicks?
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12-18-2012, 08:14 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Thinking out loud here, but wouldn't this be a good application for a soda blaster?
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12-18-2012, 09:03 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
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12-18-2012, 10:11 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Those look great! I look forward to the write-up on the techniques you have used to get those panels looking so good.
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12-18-2012, 11:30 AM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
DaHos, The suspense is killing us. Please share what how you did it.
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12-18-2012, 08:36 PM
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Re: 72 Door Panel Repair
Step 1. Clean with Orange pumice hand cleaner using gray or red Scotchbrite pad.
Step 2. Wipe down with Acetone. Step 3. Apply a few light coats of Bulldog Adheision Promoter. Step 4. Use SEM Bumper Repair #68422 to fill the gouges. DO NOT overfill the gouge. Step 5. Use SEM Texture Coat #39853 - adjusting pressure for desired texture. Step 6. Use Scotchbright pad to scuff high spots from surface. Step 7. Apply light coat Bulldog Adheision Promoter. Step 8. Apply light coats of SEM Color Coat top coat. Parchment is SEM #15103 Super White. Step 9. Clear coat with SEM Color Coat - Satin Clear #13013 Step 10. Enjoy !
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