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Cracked plastic door panel fix? #1470139
07/19/13 09:11 AM
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I have a couple of chips/cracks in my plastic door panel (woodgrain texture). Any suggestions about the best way to fix this? I'm thinking some sort of epoxy/filler and then paint entire panel to hide the patch.

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Re: Cracked plastic door panel fix? [Re: jfb383] #1470140
07/19/13 10:26 AM
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Eastwood sells various plastic repair kits, but I fear that anything you do will compromise the grain. The problem with two part resins is that they tend to be messy, but it'd be a cheap and strong fix. If you take your time, I'd say go for it with the epoxy and see what happens. At this point, it's already cracked.


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Re: Cracked plastic door panel fix? [Re: BMChrysler68] #1470141
07/19/13 11:33 AM
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repair it from the back side and make sure you wipe off the excess as perscribed lightly dab some paint on front to match texture then paint the panel to blend it.

Re: Cracked plastic door panel fix? [Re: HotRodRailroader] #1470142
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repair it from the back side and make sure you wipe off the excess as perscribed lightly dab some paint on front to match texture then paint the panel to blend it.




Agree. Clean, scuff and repair the backside. Use a little fiberglass cloth with the "plastic friendly" epoxy for strength. I have used the SEM plastic paint system with good success for the visible parts (Eastwood).







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