• Jim Bentley
    15
    I was wondering how you deal with the plastic welds on the back of door panels ,such as taking them apart, and putting them back together.
  • Chris Vining
    48
    i drill the heads off and use self tapper screws to re fit and sometimes use a hot glue gun as well
  • Keith Mayne
    38
    What glue do you use in the hot glue gun Chris as the ones I've got don't seem to stick well?
  • Cesar Chavez
    15
    I agree with Chris, just cut all of the plastic heads off to remove the insert panel. Before putting it back to its position I drill all of the studs just enough to let in a small self-drilling wafer screw. If necessary a small washer would help to keep in place the screws. Some resin over the heads would give an original appearance.
  • Naseem Muaddi
    38
    I do the same as the others. Cut the heads off and reattach with a self tap screw.
  • Naseem Muaddi
    38
    What do you guys do about the mirrors on sunvisors? Some of them use the same method of a melted down plastic stud but it's much too small to screw it back together like you would a door panel insert. I recovered a pair for an early 2000s Honda Civic and had to eliminate the mirrors altogether. I do my best to save the mirrors whenever I can by tucking the material under them but sometimes I'm forced to eliminate them.
  • Michael cullen
    6
    Hot air gun and plastic rods like they use for repairing bumpers.
  • Jesse Durkee
    19
    I use either screws or epoxy for the door panels. The high temp glue doesn’t work that well for that. But it does for the sun visors. Although I did have a picky customer that decided to take it apart and I had to use epoxy. I use 3M 04247 it takes a special applicator and tips. You have to be incredibly fast as the set up time is like 30 seconds, then you have to switch tips.
  • Chris Vining
    48
    just the cheap clear suff but if its not strong enough then ill use the twin tube epoxy but more expensive and shorter shelf life once opened
  • Jens Jesberg
    50
    I prefer the self tapper screws. But sometimes there ist not enough material thickness. In this case just fix it with some hot glue poins but for the durability I use the black adhesive stuff you use for windshilds.
  • Ryan Welsh
    2
    I've used products by 3M and Fusor made for plastic bumper repairs. They come in different strengths and speeds too. They aren't cheap, but They work great.
  • Warren McClung
    9
    Norton structural adhesive number 5. You have to look at the type of plastic it's made of because with <PP> and other tpo plastic you have to use adhesive promoter to help it stick. I don't use the tip. I just squirt some out on card board and stir with popsicle stick and use the stick to dab it down in. I clamp the panel in place first.
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