crummyarchitect
Junior Member
I finally got around to this yesterday, and everything turned out OK. I followed the OP’s write up, but I wanted to throw in a couple issues I encountered. I found that the paddin left on the door was going to require some extra effort to remove, I used a dish towel (something a little more abrasive than a microfiber cloth) and used some vigorous rubbing to remove it. I also didn’t put a second coat of contact cement on the leather, and I think that may have caused me some issues with running out air pockets. I kept having to check up on the door panel and notice the leather kept coming loose and I needed to continue to rub out air pockets over the next couple hours. I think the second coat on the leather would have alleviated this problem. But after overnight it appears to have stayed attached (the car does smell like contact cement though). All in all a pretty easy fix.
P.S. like the OP I purchased my supplies from Wally World, and as with the change in times so I have the prices. Got the same contact cement and it runs about $6.50 now. But I picked up a variety 12 pack of those brushes for $1.50. I now have plenty to do the passenger side when the time comes (there’s enough contact cement left over to do about 100 door panels – LOL).
P.S. like the OP I purchased my supplies from Wally World, and as with the change in times so I have the prices. Got the same contact cement and it runs about $6.50 now. But I picked up a variety 12 pack of those brushes for $1.50. I now have plenty to do the passenger side when the time comes (there’s enough contact cement left over to do about 100 door panels – LOL).