Door Panels

Problem: A little rough around the edges, but basically intact.

Solution: For many popular models, reproduction door panels are available, but not for a four-door Bel Air, of course. Fortunately, our door panels were in very good condition and really just needed a good scrubbing. If your panels aren’t physically damaged, after they’re clean, you can go one step further by redying them with a vinyl dye product like Just Dashes’ Fade Away Kit, which can restore door panels to like-new condition and color at a much lower cost than replacing them. If you do choose to redye parts of your interior, consider trying to match the original colors, or at least match your new parts to each other so you don’t create a mishmash of shades. If you want everything to match, order all your vinyl dye from the same source to minimize dye-lot color variations.

What We Did: Scrubbed our fingers to the bone.