First you will need to pull the foam from between the vinyl and plastic. Clean the part where the glue wil go with Acetone. Then get some thin plastic to take the place of the foam stuff or it just won't sit right. I haven't done the console door... I did the shifter surround, should be about the same though.

I used a glue for R/C car tires and wheels, but superglue should work.

Glue the filler plastic the to frame and glue the vinyl to the plastic filler piece. Use clamps and only glue about 3 inches at a time. Let the glue set for a couple of hours. Take your time and do it right.

Mine has held up for about 3 years so far.

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You have to get everything very clean. The better you do cleaning the better the glues will bond.

When I did the shifter suround I used purple pipe cleaner as the last cleaning. Be careful with this stuff... it stains. It contains MEK so use it out doors. (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)

I used "Seal-All" glue that was less than a dollar at K-mart. This one also has MEK in it so it's an out door job too.

I only did it over the summer but it seems to be holding well.

I used big binder clips to clamp it. (The black things with wire handles in office supplies) Those would be too small for the storage box.

Part of getting a good bond is holding everything still. Once things are where you want them, go away fro a couple hours at least. The less you mess with it the better it will stick.

Don't try to do the whole thing at once either. This isn't something to do when you are pressed for time.

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Thanks again.

Sourmug

Sourmug

Darn spelling.....

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First: I removed the vinyl cover from the plastic door backing plate. Some of the foam stayed on the plate while most came with the vinyl.

Second: I carefully removed all the foam and the old glue from both the vinyl cover and the plastic plate. All the old glue must be removed or the new glue will not properly bond.

The first sketch shows the front of the plastic backing plate. There is a curved grid of reinforcement plastic that sticks out of the surface of the plate. I removed all the foam and glue even from between the grid. There are also a few other raised areas as noted, these are basically flat “plateaus”.

The second sketch shows a section through the plate and shows how the grid is curved and does not come to the edge of the plate.

Third: I cut out a sheet of 2mm thick polystyrene plastic sheet the same outside dimension as the backing plate. I also removed a “T” shape at the top to correspond with the upper raised area, latch hole and curved depression.

Fourth: I applied two-part epoxy to the raised grid and the edges of the plastic backing plate and clamped down the polystyrene sheet along the edges. This will force the styrene into a curve similar to the raised grid. There will be small void spaces created towards the edge of the backing plate, as the grid does not extend to the very edge.

The third sketch shows the applied styrene sheet and the resulting voids. These voids do not appear to affect the quality of the reconstruction.

Fifth: I applied a polyurethane glue (Elmer’s Probond) to the surface of the now curved styrene sheet once the epoxy had set. The neoprene foam rubber was cut to suit and set onto the styrene. A sheet of peg board of the same size was used to clamp down the neoprene. First I clamped one edge and then the opposite edge which forces the peg board to match the curve of the styrene. There were a few bumps in the neoprene where the peg board holes were, but the quickly went away once the piece was unclamped.

The fourth sketch shows the neoprene applied to the styrene.

I repeated the fifth step for the vinyl cover and then used epoxy to seal the edges.

It worked great and I will post a picture tomorrow.

Sourmug

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Fieroman

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