bcb06gt
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So here's what i accomplished. Not 100% perfect , but the best i could do
Looks really good to me. Good job.
So here's what i accomplished. Not 100% perfect , but the best i could do
Well, the heat/humidity of SoFla finally caused dreaded door panel flop on the ol' '09 GT500. I've used the techniques (listed in this thread) on my former '08 Bullitt but again, the heat/humidity of SoFla always caused it to fail w/in 6 mos.
So this time I'm going to a pro upholstery shop. Did so this AM. The good folks there told me they've done this repair 100's of times to all models of Fords from the 05-09 gen. They do the same basic technique as mentioned in this thread except they use a much heavier duty adhesive and have told me it'll never peel again. Cost? $200.
I'm gonna give it a whirl and see how well it goes.
Lee
Going with just reusing the factory insert? I was thinking of doing this but getting some nice leather this time around.
No they are base model door panels with the shaker option I found on ebay. I was in the process of stripping them when I found those
Here's how you fix this annoying cheap ass POS SOB once and for all!!!
1. You need some primer and then this type of paint:
http://www.vhtpaint.com/high-heat/vht-wrinkle-plus-coatings
2. Yank all the shit off that came from Ford down to the bare plastic, and throw the leather and other shit in the trash can!
3. Use a steel wire brush that you attach to a drill and buff off all the glue residue from whatever that shit is Ford attached to the plastic door frame. Sand with 80 grit sandpaper to remove any other bits of glue and smooth out any brushmarks from that steel wire brush. That shit is stuck on there, believe you me!
4. Take compressed air and blow away the shavings/sanding residue.
5. Clean with acetone.
6. Tape and Paper (mask) it off so that just the outline of where the leather was is showing.
7. Spray with primer and wait 30 minutes.
8. When primer is dry, spray with VHT wrinkle paint. I used black since my leather was black.
9. Let it dry 30 minutes, and if it looks like it needs another coat, lay it to it! It works best if you have sunshine hitting it after you paint it because this paint dries slow. You can speed it along with a heat gun, but be careful to not make it bubble up too much.
10. Eventually it will dry and look like this:
Passenger's side:
Driver's side:
All that is needed now is to take a fine paintbrush dipped in black paint, and even up the edges and then put Armor All on all the plastic parts to spiff them back up, and bingo done.
Hope this helps.
Mike