How To Replace Door Skin With Panel Bond

In this episode of collision repair university our guest shawn collins technical service engineer at 3m explains some of the common mistakes and issues surr.

How to replace door skin with panel bond. Then you will put a small ribbon of panel adhesive not door skin adhesive but the panel adhesive it has a higher strength and longer working time. 7 install door skin install replacement door skin onto door frame. Crimp hem flange using hammer and dolly. Install braces horizontally across the fiberglass panel.

With the door sitting on it s back the interior side down clean the edge where the panel will bond with an abrasive disc to bare metal. Tougher than your ordinary wood doors mirroflex door skins offer unique qualities such as. 3m 08115 panel bonding adhesive. Start from the top and work to the bottom of the panel.

Place a 1 by 4 inch brace every two feet. We show you how to install a goodmark replacement door skin on our 71 camaro rs restomod driver side door using 3m panel bonding adhesive. Our 3m panel bonding adhesive is a cost effective two part epoxy adhesive for bonding replacement body panels. The bracing places pressure on the surface of the panel which allows the panel to bond to the adhesive and studs.

Re clean bonding surfaces with a voc compliant surface cleaner. Apply an additional bead of adhesive at mating flange areas to ensure proper bond line thickness. Don t use a grinder it removes metal. Collision hub and i car teamed up during sema 2016 along with 3m and fusor to demonstrate the replacement of the aluminum ford f 150 door skin and bedside pa.

Allow the panel to fall flat against the wall.