Diy no sew upholstery thread

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Robert,
What do you mean "non-wood"? Masonite?

Correct. Guess I should have said Masonite. Anyway.. It was cheap and I'm on a budget.

There is some materials out there thats plastic, but pricy. Roddoors sold it molded into designs under thier name (out-of bussiness) There is a vendor or two on eBay (gotta luv it) selling door panel material, but pricy. You gotta remember the original was made from a form of matted thick paper material. The masonite is a tad heavier but easy to cut. ~robert

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Correct. Guess I should have said Masonite. Anyway.. It was cheap and I'm on a budget.

There is some materials out there thats plastic, but pricy. Roddoors sold it molded into designs under thier name (out-of bussiness) There is a vendor or two on eBay (gotta luv it) selling door panel material, but pricy. You gotta remember the original was made from a form of matted thick paper material. The masonite is a tad heavier but easy to cut. ~robert

I was at Lowe's today looking at their materials. I need door panels plus something flexible enough to bend around the back of the coupe from door to door. They had Masonite at about $10 a sheet, and for more flex there was some FRP with a pebble finish side at $22 marked down from $32 a sheet in almond color (who cares what color??) I may pick up a sheet of 1/8" Masonite and see if it will make the corner in back.

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I was at Lowe's today looking at their materials. I need door panels plus something flexible enough to bend around the back of the coupe from door to door. They had Masonite at about $10 a sheet, and for more flex there was some FRP with a pebble finish side at $22 marked down from $32 a sheet in almond color (who cares what color??) I may pick up a sheet of 1/8" Masonite and see if it will make the corner in back.

Masonite doesn't have much give. Thin cheap wood paneling might give more. Wetting cheap wood paneling might give the flexing enough. The problem with wood paneling, it's kinda like plywood. Grains going different ways. I think I saw some plastic sheeting at either Lowes, or Home Depot I'm going to check out.

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I used FRP (that's the plastic shower wall material, right?) for my door panels and kick panels but it does not bend well enough to use for any panel that is not flat. I used luan for the trunk for strength. But I found that upholsterer's water-resistant cardboard material worked best for the curved areas. You can also wet it and form it into a tighter curve if you need to. Here is an in-progress photo of the lower rear interior panel made from that material.

[rspears]

I used FRP (that's the plastic shower wall material, right?) for my door panels and kick panels but it does not bend well enough to use for any panel that is not flat. I used luan for the trunk for strength. But I found that upholsterer's water-resistant cardboard material worked best for the curved areas. You can also wet it and form it into a tighter curve if you need to. Here is an in-progress photo of the lower rear interior panel made from that material.

Lynn, that area behind the door is exactly what I'm talking about. Do you have a link to the upholsterer's material you refer to? I have not found it yet.

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I got it from my upholsterer. I don't have a link--let me do some checking.