jbpharmd2013
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5
The fabric pieces on my door panels have been getting on my nerves lately because they are really starting to fade (especially the front panels). I was hoping that the piece that the fabric covers would come off so that I could recover them, but after taking the panel off I could see that the old fabric wouldn't come off without ruining the panel. I decided that I would just cover the old fabric with new and after finding the fabric I wanted to use and some "spray glue" to make it stick, I had a friend help me fit the pieces on and tuck the fabric into the seam around the panel. Here are some pics. I'm not sure this is the best way to upload pics, but here it goes:
A before pic of the faded fabric
I taped around the fabric so I wouldn't get glue on the rest of the panel
Make sure you cover both the panel and the back of the fabric with glue
Finished panel (it's kinda dirty from the fabric trimming and stuff)
The other side finished
sorry if the pics are blurry, I can take better after pics if you want to see them. To get the fabric to hide in the crevices I used a spatula looking thing that is actually used for shaping clay that I got at the craft store. To do all 4 panels it took me about 1.5 hours, but I'm sure if you aren't spatially handicapped like me and have to keep making sure that you are cutting the fabric correctly and for the correct side it would go more quickly. I searched for a while for a how to on this and couldn't find anything so I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
A before pic of the faded fabric
I taped around the fabric so I wouldn't get glue on the rest of the panel
Make sure you cover both the panel and the back of the fabric with glue
Finished panel (it's kinda dirty from the fabric trimming and stuff)
The other side finished
sorry if the pics are blurry, I can take better after pics if you want to see them. To get the fabric to hide in the crevices I used a spatula looking thing that is actually used for shaping clay that I got at the craft store. To do all 4 panels it took me about 1.5 hours, but I'm sure if you aren't spatially handicapped like me and have to keep making sure that you are cutting the fabric correctly and for the correct side it would go more quickly. I searched for a while for a how to on this and couldn't find anything so I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.