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Repairing door handle cups....

I work on models a lot in my spare time,and have a lot of sheet plastic in different gauges (thickness).I was thinking about trying to restore a set of the door handle cups.The one thing that stands to be figured out is the "grain" in the plastic cup.I have an idea,and I'll post a before and after pic of the work......with help from a fellow member (Oh Fiiiiiila).LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Repairing door handle cups....

Reply #1 –
I know those dash repair kits have some different grain "molds" to press into the wet glue, might be a possibility
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Repairing door handle cups....

Reply #2 –
That's a good idea.I'm on it.If it works,I'll be repairing them for everyone for a nominal fee.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Repairing door handle cups....

Reply #3 –
maybe a broken peice? used to replicate the grain?
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Repairing door handle cups....

Reply #4 –
It has to be flexible,like a vinyl material.I have that covered.It's a matter of making sure that I use a good adhesive that is strong and can stand up to some high and low temps,which,I think I also have figured out.Stay tuned for some shots in a couple of days (Friday).I have 4 of the cups now,two tan and two grey.All of them have breaks.I'll repair the grey ones,and we'll see how it goes.My new ones will stay in a safe place if these repairs work as planned.I have a line on a couple more of the cups,which,if I can them,will also disappear into hiding like a mobster in the witness protection program.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..