Slight cut in door panel

[Toms94]

My wife went to a meeting and she had to haul some stuff home. One of the items was a metal sign. When she put it in the car it fell against the door panel, without her knowing it and sat there and rubbed all the way home. when she got home she saw what it had done. Now, I have just not done anything with it, because I had no idea what to do. Yesterday while cleaning the car I saw it and realized someone here might have an idea.

 

I'll try get a picture taken and posted. Pic posted below.... The longest one is about 1" long the others are just where the corner poked them.

 

Any ideas on how to repair this...short of buying a new door panel?

Edited September 28, 2009 by Toms94

[Team Adam's]

So I'm assuming its an interior panel?? Get that picture up and maybe we can help you out, but likely if it dug into the panel at all theres not much you're gonna be able to do.

[Toms94]

Dylan, it is a vinyl covered panel with some padding behind it. I'll try to get a picture and get it posted when I get home from school. Thanks!!!!

[Toms94]

OK here are the photos.

 

 

[70'sChevyGirl]

You might be able to fix it with a vinyl repair kit that has different grain patterns but those look pretty deep. :willy:

Edited September 28, 2009 by 70ChevyGirl

[694doorbird]

Might have to take that to your local upholstery shop.

[Toms94]

I was actually thinking I could use a hair dryer and "warm up" the vinyl a bit and form it back some and then the vinyl repair kit. What does anyone think about that?

[Team Adam's]

Worth a try, but the vinyl repair kits I've seen in the past rarely fix the problem without being completely noticable. I'd call around and see what an upholstery shop would charge you to rewrap that panel... couldn't be that much.

[Marylander]

I was actually thinking I could use a hair dryer and "warm up" the vinyl a bit and form it back some and then the vinyl repair kit. What does anyone think about that?

 

That was going to be my first suggestion... try a hair dryer and some massaging with your fingers and see if it comes back into shape. it costs nothing, can't really do any harm to try, and it might just bring it back to "good enough".

 

Let us know what you end up doing and how it works.

 

Rich

[jjwvette]

Might have to take that to your local upholstery shop.

 

 

Sorry...I have to agree on this one:o

[Chris@Adams]

I think I would try to find a used one, junk yard, ebay, ect.

[Toms94]

I kind of looked on ebay...haven't tried the recyclers yet (I'm trying to be politically correct )