Door skin delamination

[keeling54]

I should have taken photo's to explain this a bit better, but my passenger door skin has started to come away from the actual door frame, I assumes it's where the door skin and door were joined at the factory, the split starts are the top of the trailing edge of the door, just where the rubber insert sits, it then drops around around 6 inches along the back of the door. Very lite pressure close the gap.

I was like it when I bought the car and hasn't got any worse since then but it niggles me.

Before I take it to a body shop and they strip the thing apart, I'd like to have a go at gluing it back together myself, any suggestions for a glue, mastic or epoxy that might stick the edges back together.

I'm not precious about the finish, the car isn't pristine, I'm just looking for a cheap quick fix.

[Belle427]

Pop a picture up because the bits do detach from the door.
Evo stick contact adhesive is normally the go to for most trim stuff but you only really get one chance to stick it so if it's a bit awkward then take care.

[phillpot]

Is there a gap or can you prise the two parts apart enough to get something in there?

I'd go for "sticks like sh#t" (clear) then clamp up tight until set

[PabloGee]

Do you mean the fibre glass is coming apart?
I would have thought you'd need something like epoxy resin, or maybe more likely a fibreglass repair kit to use the resin.

Could be worth calling up a bodyshop or two to see if they can give you some advice - maybe one of the more specialist TVR and fibreglass companies. At worst they can shrug you off.

[Some Gump]

Another vote for sticks like sh*t.

Incredible stuff, it’s currently hiding together my garden wall

[blaze_away]

If is is the fibreglass coming apart don't go shoving adhesives in there because that will cause all sorts of trouble with a proper repair in the future. If you are near the coast go see a boat yard that repairs yachts they'll know what to do.

[keeling54]

It's the fibreglass outer door skin coming away from the door, I'll get some photo's at the weekend and post them up.

I was thinking an epoxy, but sticks like sh%t may be an option.

[Steve_D]

Use a glass fibre resin. Epoxy, polyester or Vinylester. This will be nice and thin so using a syringe you can inject it into the split.
Any of the 'sticks like...' will be too thick to get fully into a fine crack.
Fill the crack and lightly clamp. Clean off excess resin with acetone.

Steve

[phillpot]

Steve_D said:

Use a glass fibre resin. Epoxy, polyester or Vinylester. This will be nice and thin so using a syringe you can inject it into the split.
Any of the 'sticks like...' will be too thick to get fully into a fine crack.
Fill the crack and lightly clamp. Clean off excess resin with acetone.

Steve

Undoubtedly the correct way to do it but for the "home mechanic" who has neither a syringe, Acetone or resin the Sticks Like is an easy quick fix if the split (which can probably be prised open a tad to squirt a bit in) is nothing major. Easy to apply, easy to clean up afterwards, imho.

[PabloGee]

True enough, but it's easy to get hold of those things, no?

If it were me, I'd definitely give a body shop a call, and most likely look to buy those bits, the cost won't be much more than glue.

[keeling54]

Sorry I should have said from the start the split is around 4mm so pretty easy to get a cartridge nozzle into. I could probably make it wider, fill with resin then clamp up.

[Belle427]

Tiger seal would be a better product but the sticks like st should work ok.

[keeling54]

Photo's as promised.

[keeling54]