How Door Panels Are Made
Panel doors are and have been very popular for quite some time.
How door panels are made. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its shape.
If you want to construct a panel without using an old one tape kraft paper to the inside of the door and trace the pattern onto the paper. The videos feature pro builder pete hagan. Each of these panels will fit together in order to create the finished door. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think.
For example a six panel door will be made up of six inset rectangles or squares within the door. As shown in the illustration above panel doors are made from a framework of stiles and rails that hold wood panels. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results.
This construction method is common because it minimizes the effects of wood s tendency to shrink warp and swell with variations in humidity.