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Message: Re: In your warped door panel repairs, Pedro...
Changed By: Pedro (Odessa, FL)
Change Date: September 23, 2020 06:58PM
Re: In your warped door panel repairs, Pedro...
Change Date: September 23, 2020 06:58PM
Re: In your warped door panel repairs, Pedro...
The proportion of full leather vs leatherette panels that we see is 1:10 or just about what the production mix is as well.
There are two issues that happen with the panels that get mixed up or confused: deliamitation and warping.
Delamination comes first, when the water-based adhesive gives up the ghost (generally accelerated by high heat conditions).
After the cover delaminates if the high heat situation persists, then the plastic base starts to warp because there is nothing else holding it in place.
That's why its important to act quickly, once you realize that delamination has started and get it repaired before warping starts.
After the panel warps, and sets, the plastic creates a new "memory" that's difficult to correct.
Door panel delamination and warping is equally prevalent in hardtops as in convertibles.
It's not about the heat generated inside the cabin, it's the heat that's generated inside the door.
Dark colored cars are more susceptible to delamination quicker than light-colored ones.
Happy Porsche'ing,
Pedro
There are two issues that happen with the panels that get mixed up or confused: deliamitation and warping.
Delamination comes first, when the water-based adhesive gives up the ghost (generally accelerated by high heat conditions).
After the cover delaminates if the high heat situation persists, then the plastic base starts to warp because there is nothing else holding it in place.
That's why its important to act quickly, once you realize that delamination has started and get it repaired before warping starts.
After the panel warps, and sets, the plastic creates a new "memory" that's difficult to correct.
Door panel delamination and warping is equally prevalent in hardtops as in convertibles.
It's not about the heat generated inside the cabin, it's the heat that's generated inside the door.
Dark colored cars are more susceptible to delamination quicker than light-colored ones.
Happy Porsche'ing,
Pedro
Original Message
Author: Pedro (Odessa, FL)Date: September 23, 2020 02:32PM
Re: In your warped door panel repairs, Pedro...
The proportion of full leather vs leatherette panels that we see is 1:10 or just about what the production mix is as well.
There are two issues that happen with the panels that get mixed up or confused: delimitation and warping.
Delamination comes first, when the water-based adhesive gives up the ghost (generally accelerated by high heat conditions).
After the cover delaminates if the high heat situation persists, then the plastic base starts to warp because there is nothing else holding it in place.
That's why its important to act quickly, once you realize that delamination has started and get it repaired before warping starts.
After the panel warps, and sets, the plastic creates a new "memory" that's difficult to correct.
Door panel delamination and warping is equally prevalent in hardtops as in convertibles.
It's not about the heat generated inside the cabin, it's the heat that's generated inside the door.
Dark colored cars are more susceptible to delamination quicker than light-colored ones.
Happy Porsche'ing,
Pedro
There are two issues that happen with the panels that get mixed up or confused: delimitation and warping.
Delamination comes first, when the water-based adhesive gives up the ghost (generally accelerated by high heat conditions).
After the cover delaminates if the high heat situation persists, then the plastic base starts to warp because there is nothing else holding it in place.
That's why its important to act quickly, once you realize that delamination has started and get it repaired before warping starts.
After the panel warps, and sets, the plastic creates a new "memory" that's difficult to correct.
Door panel delamination and warping is equally prevalent in hardtops as in convertibles.
It's not about the heat generated inside the cabin, it's the heat that's generated inside the door.
Dark colored cars are more susceptible to delamination quicker than light-colored ones.
Happy Porsche'ing,
Pedro