So I did the first door this morning, I probably should have started with a rear door but it's cool, I can always re-do it after. Im not going to lie, it was pretty much a nightmare the whole time. Getting the door panel off was fine, but then I realized the part that i wanted to re-upholster does not come off on its own, that pretty much ruined my entire plan and I had to think of an alternative procedure. I was under the impression that the carpeted piece comes off, in which case all I would do is cut out a piece of fabric, stretch it tight and staple it on the back side. But to my surprise, that piece did not come off. I contemplated bagging the whole idea, but decided to keep going with it. When I start to take the factory fabric off, the foam underneath began to rip, and once the fabric was all off, I had only about 50% of the foam on the door and 50% foam on the fabric. Instead of using a staple gun to do this now I went and bought some spray adhesive, Im not sure how well this will hold up, but time will tell. I just basically laid the 2 pieces out, sprayed and bonded using a rolling pin. Then once dried I sprayed the door and the finished product and bonded those 2 together. I stuff all of the excess into the seam with a tire iron from a bicycle. It seems to be holding up somewhat, but I will probably fix it in the future.
Cliffs:
re-upholstered 1st door
wasn't as expected
got it done
unsatisfied haha
I used black suede from wal-mart.
Corner that I cut too short and doesn't seem to want to tuck in:
Anyone have any idea's or tips to make the rest of the doors easier?
