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replacing door cards but keeping original vinyl

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nicko Officially Full-On Dubber

389 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 17 Apr 2006, 6:56 pm

#476936

I am replacing the door card on the my bay with some 3mm MDF and recovering it with the original vinyl trim. I am having trouble getting the vinyl to stretch over the new card and it seems to have shrunk slightly. Anyone got any tips. Would a low amount of heat such as leaving it in the sun or under an IXL tastic bathroom heater help.
Thanks Nicko

boxofrabbits Seriously Crusin Dubber

145 posts · joined Dec 2005 · 18 Apr 2006, 10:40 am

#477221

Hair dryer, I used a standered hairdryer to stretch my padded vinyl cover for my Square and the stapled it to the back. It was from an early dash and mine is a late Type 3 so it was different in shape, hairdryer sorted it out in no time, they could have been made for each other.