The Ford Barn

cmmahurin · 08-29-2014, 05:13 AM

I am restoring a 1929 Closed Cab Pickup. Both door have the usual rust out on the bottoms of the doors. One door has rot out for a little over 5 inches from the bottom and the other door is rotted out for about 3 inches from the bottom. I have purchased the standard patch panels from Snyder's. They are about 7-1/2 inches high. The way the doors were manufactured has the edges of the doors curve slightly in on one side and slightly out on the other side. The door patches are straight. How do you install the straight patches on the curved original doors and make them look good?

tiquer · 08-29-2014, 11:11 AM

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need to curve the patch to match the door . Tac let cool tac let cool slow and easy is the name of the game here. the closer the fit the better.

08-29-2014, 05:13 AM	#1
cmmahurin Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 104	Door Patch Panels for 28-29 pickup I am restoring a 1929 Closed Cab Pickup. Both door have the usual rust out on the bottoms of the doors. One door has rot out for a little over 5 inches from the bottom and the other door is rotted out for about 3 inches from the bottom. I have purchased the standard patch panels from Snyder's. They are about 7-1/2 inches high. The way the doors were manufactured has the edges of the doors curve slightly in on one side and slightly out on the other side. The door patches are straight. How do you install the straight patches on the curved original doors and make them look good?

08-29-2014, 11:11 AM	#2
tiquer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Posts: 392	Re: Door Patch Panels for 28-29 pickup Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) need to curve the patch to match the door . Tac let cool tac let cool slow and easy is the name of the game here. the closer the fit the better.