1976 bronco ranger rear blue interior houndstooth panels

[56f100bbw]

I have a 76 ranger , blue interior rear panels that are warped must have got wet . Has anybody ever tried to take off the material and put it on a new board fiber type or something else , my upholstery guy wanted me to wet it down and clamp it between two boards let it dry trying to straighten it out not sure if anybody’s tried that not sure if I want too

 

[DirtDonk]

I’ve never actually heard of anybody doing that. Would be very interesting to see if it’s even possible, or if the different materials are too intertwined to separate.

 

[56f100bbw]

Nobody has ever tried to restore their old Original ranger door panels with a new board or try to straighten it out

 

[dmoses42]

I think before trying it on Bronco panels, I'd get a random warped up one from a junkyard and try with that to see if its possible. Just a thought...

 

[56f100bbw]

I think before trying it on Bronco panels, I'd get a random warped up one from a junkyard and try with that to see if its possible. Just a thought...

Probably a good idea I thought about even fiberglass the backside to hold it straight thin layer maybe

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Nobody has ever tried to restore their old Original ranger door panels with a new board or try to straighten it out

I’ve heard of a few folks doing this with the front panels, so maybe it’s possible with the rear ones.

 

[56f100bbw]

I’ve heard of a few folks doing this with the front panels, so maybe it’s possible with the rear ones.

Ok , My front ones are pretty nice except for the peeling of the plastic chrome on the edges. I was going to try to buy some chrome tape to make it look somewhat original.

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Ok , My front ones are pretty nice except for the peeling of the plastic chrome on the edges. I was going to try to buy some chrome tape to make it look somewhat original.

Please let me know how the chrome tape works? Have one that has the same issue.

 

[56f100bbw]

Please let me know how the chrome tape works? Have one that has the same issue.

Will do, It might be another month before I get to it

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Will do, It might be another month before I get to it

All good. There’s plenty on the to-do list ahead of this