68350hp

The interior of my '68 was velor city when my grandmother bought it in 1980. This past summer it got most of it out. The only thing left are the seat covers. Anyway, the past owner cut two door inserts out of cardboard using a 70-77 woodgrain deluxe interiordoor insert for a pattern. The covered them in brown velor, put tacks on the backs, drilled holes in the dooe panles, and installed them. My father removed them shortly after my grandmother purchased the car. The holes are still there. Besides the holes and the missing the chrome trim strips, the door panels are perfect. If I fill the holes with putty, sand it down to match the the surface, then paint the area around the holes with Tobacco brown interior paint, will it fix it? Or will it not look good? Can you guys help?


[Modified by 68350hp, 11:38 PM 1/11/2003]


[Modified by 68350hp, 11:39 PM 1/11/2003]

Smokehouse69

If it is vinyl, get one the vinyl repair kits at Wal-Mart or an autoparts store and fill in the holes. I've used them to patch all sorts of vinyl with really good results. I just got through fixing the top of my driverside windshield post, the convertible top apparently rubbed through the vinyl down to the foam. I replaced the hunk of vinyl with material in the kit, glued it in place then filled it with the black filler in the kit. Applied heat through pattering paper provided with the kit with an iron (ironing clothes type iron) for about a minute and I had a near perfect repair. The kits come with about 8 colors and formulas to mix them with to provide a perfect match. The colors don't setup until you apply heat so you don't have to worry about speed.
I'm going to post pictures of the repairs in the next few days.