interior door panel trim delaminating?

**dinorider** · 02-06-2009 11:01 PM

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.

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

**Bludger** · 03-06-2009 02:47 PM

yeah, change them

we doing it on our vtir

**cymax** · 03-06-2009 03:24 PM

Yeah, you can do the retrim yourself.

**imratedpg** · 03-06-2009 04:29 PM

yeh i got that in my passenger side

**Zilli** · 04-06-2009 08:30 AM

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** · 04-06-2009 11:03 AM

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

**dinorider** · 04-06-2009 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by F.O.B Squad

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?p...e&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** · 04-06-2009 05:16 PM

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** · 04-06-2009 06:42 PM

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** · 04-06-2009 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by 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!

look in the trade section, there are always some for sale.

**dinorider** · 20-07-2009 05:16 PM

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.