trim board query
trim board query
Just wanting to know what's best used to cut the 2mm trim board for the door/kick panels.
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If Macca's home delivered there'd be one less drunk on the road.
kick panels
Hi again BU,
I am now led to believe you can get these panels.................
I went the long way and made replacements from 3 ply - scribed great lines into it and re-enforced it with panel filler - finally covering it with the material I used on the door linings and rear deck............... as I said, long way around.
check with Rare's - I vaguely remember someone in our club mentioning they were available .............
please post your result..............
the panel is a little tricky to make - unless you get some pliable material......
It sort of has a number of complex curves
frats,
Rosco
I am now led to believe you can get these panels.................
I went the long way and made replacements from 3 ply - scribed great lines into it and re-enforced it with panel filler - finally covering it with the material I used on the door linings and rear deck............... as I said, long way around.
check with Rare's - I vaguely remember someone in our club mentioning they were available .............
please post your result..............
the panel is a little tricky to make - unless you get some pliable material......
It sort of has a number of complex curves
frats,
Rosco
trim board
Many years ago I bought some "verti-board" - it was an almost black cardboard with a waxy bitumenous additive - I made all my door trims from it - it sagged and bowed and I finally replaced it with 3 ply.............
I remember cutting it with a Stanley knife - it required quite a few runs to get through - I also remember it built up where the cuts were and having that bitumen waxy substance was not sand-able - I won't use it again.
I would suggest perhaps using a jigsaw with a very fine toothed blade - you will of course need to "back" it with something (old piece of ply etc) when you make the cuts - that should give you a fairly good result
I don't know if the material will "melt" if a power tool is used on it........
- there are many on this forum who are professionally qualified in this - perhaps they have a better suggestion.............
frats,
Rosco
I remember cutting it with a Stanley knife - it required quite a few runs to get through - I also remember it built up where the cuts were and having that bitumen waxy substance was not sand-able - I won't use it again.
I would suggest perhaps using a jigsaw with a very fine toothed blade - you will of course need to "back" it with something (old piece of ply etc) when you make the cuts - that should give you a fairly good result
I don't know if the material will "melt" if a power tool is used on it........
- there are many on this forum who are professionally qualified in this - perhaps they have a better suggestion.............
frats,
Rosco
Personally I hate the stuff, but yes a very sharp stanley knife and always cut away from yourself! Almost lost a finger once 
If you take your time and do many, many cuts instead of trying to do it in 2 or 3 cuts it reduces the build-up/flaring at the edges. If it does flare the best thing to do is trim down with the knife.
If you take your time and do many, many cuts instead of trying to do it in 2 or 3 cuts it reduces the build-up/flaring at the edges. If it does flare the best thing to do is trim down with the knife.
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hey guys
dont rarespares sell them....
https://rsp-secure.com/rarespares/defau ... el=FB%20EK
for $36.00 why would you bother making them yourselves
matty martin
dont rarespares sell them....
https://rsp-secure.com/rarespares/defau ... el=FB%20EK
for $36.00 why would you bother making them yourselves
matty martin
go the wagons....
If you hunt up a supplier that trimmers use you can buy 2mm masonite from them - thats what i use for remaking door trims and kick panels- use your original and staple or bolt the old one and both new ones together , cut with a jigsaw and clean up with a file.
Remember to set them up back to back so the rough side of the masonite is at the back of your new trim, the glue sticks to the rough side better than the smooth.
Remember to set them up back to back so the rough side of the masonite is at the back of your new trim, the glue sticks to the rough side better than the smooth.
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, Trev 
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Theres a mob over Ozzy Park way somewhere-any trimmer should be able to get it for you, I am on a minesite ATM (for a bloody change 
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when I get home I will PM my mate who is a trimmer and ask him if you dont have any luck beforehand.
)when I get home I will PM my mate who is a trimmer and ask him if you dont have any luck beforehand.
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.