Door veneer trim strip damage - el cheapo solution

Door veneer trim strip damage - el cheapo solution

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mikeb

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2,869 posts

281 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Had the option of getting the flaking veneer replaced and it would have cost a small fortune.

The TVR original items are aluminium metal strips that are coloured with a brown paint. A 'film' with a wood grain print is bonded over the top to give the impression of a particular wood.

The whole lot is then stained and sealed with a coloured varnish to match the real veneer on the dashboard.

Well mine looked awful and needed replacement. When I got bored at traffic lights I used to play the 'lets see how much brown paint I can pick off the door strip game'.

Decided to take the door panels off (three screws underneath, four through the false speaker panel and one through the door pull plastic fascia).

Unbolted the retaining bolts for the veneer strip. pulled the strip off and then went at it with some sand paper and some wire wool (all in one direction).

Buffed it up with wire wool and made it look like brushed aluminium. Sealed it with a clear lacquer and after letting it dry, bolted it back on. Also cleaning the leather door panel and greased all the window mechanism gubbins.

Result: the door panel looks like new, the veneer strips look fantastic in their new brushed aluminium effect and the window opens and closes more smoothly.

Total cost £4 for the lacquer from B&Q.

Give it a go.

MikeB



york33

989 posts

261 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Where's the pictures then Mike? It's satisfying barely spending any money but getting a good result isn't it.

Here's my attempt, the veneer grain doesn't show up too well in the photos, but better than the cracked original I hope

cuneus

5,963 posts

241 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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How much were you quoted for for doing the venner ?

mikeb

Original Poster:

2,869 posts

281 months

Wednesday 30th March 2005
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Article with pics now online....

MikeB

www.tvrwedgepages.co.uk

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Thursday 31st March 2005
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Seems mine have already had the treatment.