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Any ideas on how to take the warp out of my door panels? I will probably have to remove the vinyl first but would prefer not to. I know I could replace but would like to try to salvage the originals because they are still decent. I was thinking of soaking them then placing something on top until they dry.

Thanks.
Dave

Worth a try, but it seems that the integrity of them has been compromised. Lots of people have replaced with more rugged materials.

I don't know about soaking the originals, one of mine is original the other is not.
The one that is not fell apart from getting too wet.

Unfortunately I did not do such a good job of lining up the holes on the new one, so I will need to make another someday
if I care about a pristine fit. At the moment, I'm more concerned about other things

Oh well

The more I think about this the more I think it's two things that happened; The board became wet and the vinyl shrank. I think I may be out of luck but I will try to spay the vinyl with vinyl conditioner, wet the board and flatten with heavy object outside on the concrete. Thanks for the help.

kndroy wrote:The more I think about this the more I think it's two things that happened; The board became wet and the vinyl shrank. I think I may be out of luck but I will try to spay the vinyl with vinyl conditioner, wet the board and flatten with heavy object outside on the concrete. Thanks for the help.

Roy how about just adding another attach point or two to pull the high place back in? just use a 3/4 or so hole saw in the door and in the panel. You could use a very small drill bit or very sharp awl to go through the panel to mark the inner door skin.

The boards are pretty stiff and the smaller panels are also warped and very stiff. It would put a great deal of pressure on those tiny screws and I don't want to add more holes.

On a side note, I'm not sure if they originally used clips or screws on the door panels. I have two identical vehicles (1967 early 1600) I see both types being used. If they originally used clips it they definitely would not hold up to the warping.

clips were original.