Building Door Panels

How to build your own car door panels step 1.

Building door panels.

This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. Attach a straight 24 in long hardwood 1 3 for more accuracy and to avoid splintering out the end of the cut.

I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4. Part one the frame clamps clamps and more clamps. Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. The simplest method is to use the miter gauge that came with your table saw.

Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker. Attach the smooth side of the traced piece of hardboard to the smooth side of the other piece with clamps. Pull out the hand planes and. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think.

Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its. I own a 6 jointer but the rails on this door are 8.

Building an interior door. This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. The rails connect the two stiles together at a few points and the panels fill in the gaps.