Attending to the sagging door welts. Looking closely I don't see any residue from glue, so I assume it's just a press fit?




They sit ok when I press them in, but not as crisp as I'd like it to be. I assume this is just aged material then. The black horizontal welting looks ok, but the part that runs vertically has a white door facing section that looks dirty. Anybody done these lately with pricing or supplier info?

 

The material seems to perish over time. I had a couple of loose sections and fastened them back in place with PVA glue.

 

It's called furflex and available from suppliers. Notcheap though.

 

Press fit.

They can be dyed (or even lightly painted) to freshen the appearance.

The real problem, though, is that the furry stuff separates from the meshed 'skeleton' (not sure how else to describe it) and it's darn near impossible to properly get it back together.....in my experience, at least.

Cheers
DD

 

That's where I had success with the PVA. The materials do separate, but the glue has them solidly in place and no visible evidence of repair.

I also dyed the hard, beige coloured beading on the B-pillars. I liked the dual tone beige/black but the beige around the driver's door opening was grubby and wouldn't clean up well enough. Now dyed black, on all 4 doors.

 

Mercans call that Elmer's Glue, Tony, no matter the name on the bottle! Every household has at least one bottle somewhere! I never dreamed of using that to glue my car together!
Another item on my Winter list.
Thank you for this Great Idea!
(';')

 

Heh heh. My problem is getting the separated materials to cooperate with my fingers. It's like trying to shove six pounds of s**t into a five pound bag

But, your success has giving me the gumption to have another go at the project!

Thanks and cheers
DD

 

Oh yeah, how the fingers struggle! Unless you can borrow some nimble digits belonging to a younger person...
I found it helpful to hold everything neatly in place with a strip of paper masking tape after gluing, just o/night 'till cured.

 

Sounds like the same stuff, Elinor. Couldn't live without it! A million uses (well a few dozen maybe...). Fabrics, woodwork, and the best discovery of all - it makes small mortar/cement mix repairs much stronger when PVA is added in!

 

Furflex, huh? Thanks guys, appreciate the response. I pushed them back on and may decide to add a touch of carpet glue if it does not stay put.

I too wanted to get the permanent marker out and color the whole strip black, but that white contrast is just soooo classy