durangogo Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm a quite handy guy when it comes to fabrication with MDF and Fiberglass. But, this time I went all out and cut my door panels like Steve's Tahoe and made MDF rings. I watch all his door videos and did like him. Screw the rings, use fabric glue to stick the fleece to the door, then resin. Every time the fleece came off the door with very little pull. So now I tried sanding the door panel with 100 grid sandpaper, use hot glue on the reverse side of panel and yet again when I cut off the extra fleece off, I was able to pull the glass right off the panel, it only stick to the MDF rings, not the panel. Panel was washed with water and soap, sanded with a rotax sander using 100 grid paper, polyester resin and allow to dry overnight. Still was easily able to remove next morning. I need help on how to gat the resin to stick to the ABS door panel !!!! Is it sanded to rough? Not enough cure time? or resin will never stick to ABS door panels. By the way it's a 2011 Durango if that influence the kind of plastic. Thanks in advance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Most polyester resins will not stick to abs. You need to attach the fleece to the door by other means. Staples around the edges or hot glue and wrap the fleece around to the backside to hold it. My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighossf150 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Ca glue the fleece to the panel Used to have a loud truck 2009 Corvette Z06, H/C/I, 150 shot, g force tune, 730rwhp/690rwtq 2013 F-150 limited, MPT Tune, leveled on 35"s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durangogo Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks Guys :-) I can't actually wrap the fleece around the backside. The 2011+ Durango and GC have kind of a flange around the panel. I can only attach the fleece to the top part of the panel. I will try the CA glue + staples and hope for the best ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 also, if you drill a bunch of small holes in the panel. will allow resin to seep through to the backside and you can put some mat back there to connect it. My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanSierra Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hot glue works for me when attaching the fleece to the plastic. Make sure it's a HOT gun though. It keeps the fabric tight enough to get it soaked with resin and for it to set up and harden. Im not the one you want to try to troll. Just a fyi for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanSierra Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Also, I sand the plastic down with 36 grit first and then prep the surface with acetone to remove any oil or Armor All type of product. It needs to be dried up to adhere well with the glue and eventually the resin that soaks through to it. Im not the one you want to try to troll. Just a fyi for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarredondo1999 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 also, if you drill a bunch of small holes in the panel. will allow resin to seep through to the backside and you can put some mat back there to connect it. This always works for me. Those little holes fill up with resin and act like rivets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durangogo Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks to all for the help! I got by with a product from ''SEM'', it's called ''Plastic Problem''. It's a 2-parts epoxy that dries in like 15min. First I sanded the surround of the door with 240 grid, then I spread some all around the edge of the door and stretched the fleece and stapled it in place and once the epoxy was dry, I cover the entire fleece with 1 coat of resin and followed with 2 coats of ''Rondo''. all that is left is re-enforcing the interior with chop mat and a LOTS of sanding on top. Will post pics soon !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crw092782 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 also, if you drill a bunch of small holes in the panel. will allow resin to seep through to the backside and you can put some mat back there to connect it. This always works for me. Those little holes fill up with resin and act like rivets. This is what I just did. I drilled a bunch of 3/8" holes where I am going to be putting the fiberglass down as a backing. Then I flipped it over and used hot glue to attach fiberglass mat to the back to cover the holes. Then I added resin to the front with enough to penetrate the holes and soak through the mat on the back. Hope this helps. 2004 Pontiac Vibe Build Sony MEX-N5000BT JBL P660C x 2 Sundown Audio Zv4 18 Crescendo BC2000D Crescendo S800/4 Execution Audio 0 AWG Wire Sky High Car Audio RCA's Toolmaker Terminals XS Power D1200 DC Power 240HP Alternator Viper 5706 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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