interior door panel trim delaminating?

[dinorider]

Anybody else have this happen on the DC2 & DC4?

See where the arrows are pointing, the laminate has lifted off at the curve of the armrest on my car. Both doors have the same problem.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dinorider02/other%20junk/doorpanel.jpg

The question is: is there a proven DIY fix for it?

[Bludger]

yeah, change them

we doing it on our vtir

[cymax]

Yeah, you can do the retrim yourself.

[imratedpg]

yeh i got that in my passenger side

[Zilli]

its a common issue which can be prevented by giving the vynil on your door regular treatment with a vynil protectant to keep it supple... acid from hands and just the general positioning of that area cuases this over time

[F.O.B Squad]

Any way to re heat glue and get it to stick again?

[dinorider]

Any way to re heat glue and get it to stick again?

That's what I was wondering about too.

get one of these glue injector things:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=16414&filter=yellow%20glue&cookietest=1

then inject glue through the material to glue the area back down. The problem is, what glue to use? contact glue will clog the injector, and white craft pva glue might not bond well to the fibreglass backing board.

[Bludger]

well, you can be the 1st to find out ...

then post your results for us to see




for me, I just bought 2 new door trims.

[aaronrein]

Dammm.... this is the same on my drivers side....
how much are door trims?
a friend of mine suggest get a hair dryer and itll become like a vacuum but im to scared to see if it will or blister it all instead!

[Bludger]

Dammm.... this is the same on my drivers side....
how much are door trims?
a friend of mine suggest get a hair dryer and itll become like a vacuum but im to scared to see if it will or blister it all instead!look in the trade section, there are always some for sale.

[dinorider]

Guys,

I fixed the problem.

Cost: The price of a tube of contact glue.

No need to buy new door trims and all that.

Just pull the whole panel off the door, two screws, one scrivet and some tugging at the edges will free it. look in at Team-Integra for a detailed description.

Top tip: if the panel clips just won't budge, pry off the speaker grille, get your fingers into the hole for the speaker and pull the lower edges from there. you get better leverage, and it worked for me.

Undo the power window switch wire plugs.

The whole plastic panel door panel that the vinyl is glued to is perforated with small, regularly spaced holes. I guess that they're there to ensure the trim is free of air bubbles when glued at the factory.

Now from the back, just pump in some glue through the holes in the armrest area, along where the vinyl is loose. Contact glue tubes come with a small plastic nozzle attachment, use it.

Once done, apply pressure from the front to spread the glue inside evenly, and any excess will ooze out from the holes. Clean that up to keep everything tidy.

Now the vinyl won't stick yet, as the contact glue hasn't dried enough to become tacky. Wait 15 to 20 minutes for the glue to dry to the tacky stage, then start pressing in the trim from the front. Use fingers, screwdriver handles, anything. It will stick now.

Problem solved. So simple that it don't even need any mech skills.

[F.O.B Squad]

Oh nice work man.
Got any pics of the success?

[dinorider]

Oh nice work man.
Got any pics of the success?

goodbye door trim varicose veins!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dinorider02/doortrims.jpg

[F.O.B Squad]

goodbye door trim varicose veins!


Thats awesome dude i'm gonna give it a go when i have time lol.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

DO-A-WRITE-UP

EPIC win is EPIC

[dinorider]

DO-A-WRITE-UP

EPIC win is EPIC


haha, my previous posts had all the steps down on how it's down. But when I'm so inclined to, one day I'll do a more detailed write-up.

It's a really easy DIY once you get your head around it. We just needed proof that it works.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Yeah I did notice the write up but it needs more detail and to be in the DIY section!

Cheers, I will have to give this a go.

[F.O.B Squad]

Oh yeah what brand or sort of clue you used?
Where you get it from?

[dinorider]

Oh yeah what brand or sort of clue you used?
Where you get it from?

I used bostik contact glue.

See here:
http://www.bostik.com.au/browse.php?cat=DIY%20Adhesives

Third one from the top. You'll find it at bunnings, clark rubber, and i think even Big W.

read the instructions carefully. contact glue isn't a 'apply and the press together immediately' type of glue.

You'll need to get it on both surfaces to be glued, then wait 15 mins, then press the parts together. the glue works by sticking to itself.

After pumping the glue through the door panel, I pressed the vinyl down to essentially ensure that both surfaces are evenly coated. Once you remove pressure the vinyl will pop up again because the glue hasn't dried enough to grip. The 15 minute wait after this initial application is important.

Now after 15 minutes press the vinyl down and apply even pressure. It should stick perfectly.

I'm waiting for when I have the time to take fully detailed photos to do a proper writeup. It's funny how all the old threads on team integra have talked about it and no one figured out a proper answer.

[F.O.B Squad]

I used bostik contact glue.

See here:
http://www.bostik.com.au/browse.php?cat=DIY%20Adhesives



Just to clarify, it's the contact grip yeah?

[dinorider]

Just to clarify, it's the contact grip yeah?

yep, that's the one.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Might have to try this on my dash, lol

[dinorider]

DO-A-WRITE-UP


Done.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116906

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Done.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116906

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