<html><body>Check with Geoff at Rightway Heritage Trimming for correct procedure. There is a thin cotton backing behind the vinyl, and the upper panel screws into a block midway over that area. Geoff does beautiful concours quality work which matches original. Has lots of photos on his site to compare finished item. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "S and T Miller via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "healeys@autox.team.net"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Wednesday September 29 2021 6:03:54PM<br>Subject: [Healeys] 100 door vinyl original glue technique<br><br>
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How did the factory go about gluing the bottom inner vinyl material
to the inner door? So if you glue it tight there is a brace running
up the middle that will show through, and also there would be a 90
degree ledge where it meets the horizontal wood middle support
(below the upper vinyl covered panel). I'm fairly certain there was
no backing material on this piece of vinyl from the factory.
My thought is to glue to the metal brace and glue a distance away
to create a nice transition. And the same method from the
horizontal mid wood support which would leave some unglued void
areas between the vinyl and the inner door. </div>
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I do realize that adding some backing takes care of the
issues, but am interested in how it was done
originally. I don't recall mine having any backing, and my
original vinyl is too stiff and pulled away to tell how it was
done. Once I flattened out my originals, they did make
fantastic templates to cut the new vinyl from. </div>
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TIA, Shawn</div>
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