Upper door vinyl problem Dark Blue 1990 Turbo

[supra90]

Just had a question Mike. Had a large tear in the upper driver side door panel. It was repaired by a specialist at my body shop. The guy works on high end cars and it cost me $400. He did a very nice repair. Got the grain match correct and the color. However, with the hot weather I have noticed that the liquid vinyl or whatever he used is starting to bubble up a little bit. I am concerned that it will get worse over the summer. I know a hot interior is causing the material to bubble. Why exactly does it happen? Is there anything that can be done to make the bubble less noticeable. I tried using a heat gun to soften the material, and then some ice to shrink it. It did not work. Just wondering if you have ever heard of this before with a vinyl tear repair. If it gets any worse I will have to bring it back to my guy and have it redone.

 

[neat e34]

How long ago was the repair done?

Considering the cost of the repair the first thing I would do is go & show the guy who done the work & get his opinion. He may fix it on the spot free of charge or tell you what to do to fix it yourself.
If you start playing around & accidentally do more harm than good then he may not be willing to look at repairing it without you paying more money...

Just my opinion

 

[habeba86]

How long ago was the repair done?

Considering the cost of the repair the first thing I would do is go & show the guy who done the work & get his opinion. He may fix it on the spot free of charge or tell you what to do to fix it yourself.
If you start playing around & accidentally do more harm than good then he may not be willing to look at repairing it without you paying more money...

Just my opinion

I agree with this 100%. I do 12 volt install and ove haf customers come back with things theyve tried to fix them self ive installed then eant me to fix what theyve made even worse....unfortunately at this point it costs them instead of being free possibly.

 

[supra90]

Thanks for your input neat. The repair was done last December 2011. I had a little tear and my girlfriend, who could have easily have been my wife, broke up with me. I am not going to go into the reasons, but essentially she wanted marriage and kids and I was kinda just playing around. Extremely pretty girl(ex stripper and very warm/kind/playful personality. I kinda flipped out(I am still not over it) and tore the vinyl upper door liner. Over the winter it held up well. But now that it is summer the interior and the vinyl is getting very hot. The material he used is probably a combo of liquid vinyl with a bonding agent. I am not sure. But in the heat it is starting to bubble up slightly. Nothing terrible. If it gets worse or if I get more of these "bubbles" I will have to bring it back to my guy. I know from experience that trying to "fix" things on your own usually makes the problem worse. I tried using a heat gun, and then some ice to "shrink" the bubble. Did not work. I tried just pushing on the bubble, and it did not work. I think this is always going to be a problem, as the material is not original. The only way to really fix the problem is to go to a salvage yard, or Supramania website, and get a driver side door panel for a 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo. Problem is..hard to get one in the condition mine is in. Also the color match is tough. It is dark blue/navy. I might just have to live with the bubbles, and have my guy redo as needed. I just know that

 

[supra90]

Just had a question Mike. Had a large tear in the upper driver side door panel. It was repaired by a specialist at my body shop. The guy works on high end cars and it cost me $400. He did a very nice repair. Got the grain match correct and the color. However, with the hot weather I have noticed that the liquid vinyl or whatever he used is starting to bubble up a little bit. I am concerned that it will get worse over the summer. I know a hot interior is causing the material to bubble. Why exactly does it happen? Is there anything that can be done to make the bubble less noticeable. I tried using a heat gun to soften the material, and then some ice to shrink it. It did not work. Just wondering if you have ever heard of this before with a vinyl tear repair. If it gets any worse I will have to bring it back to my guy and have it redone.

Hi ...Mike... I spoke to the guy who did the repair. He does not want to touch the car again! He knows I am a stickler. The problem the first time was the color was a little light. So I brought it back to be repainted. The repair itself was good. But I think the heat is causing the material/liquid vinyl/ glue etc.....to warp. He doesn't want to work with. Can't get a new panel for this car. Just will have to live with it and not use the car on hot days. Any other suggestions? thanx

 

[supra90]

How long ago was the repair done?

Considering the cost of the repair the first thing I would do is go & show the guy who done the work & get his opinion. He may fix it on the spot free of charge or tell you what to do to fix it yourself.
If you start playing around & accidentally do more harm than good then he may not be willing to look at repairing it without you paying more money...

Just my opinion

My guy does not want to touch the car again. It is a long story....but the first time he did the repair the color was too light. He knows I am a stickler and does not want to get involved with me. I will just be careful not to use car on hot days. Do you know any material that might protect the liquid vinyl where the repair was done? This has only happened once. Had car out for a few hours. Got very hot inside car and the vinyl area was very hot. Causing a slight bulge/warp in area. Anything out there that might prevent this?

 

[VdubbinMI]

Anyway to address the heat issue? Does the car stay parked in the sun? If you don't have one already look at the custom sun shields that are sold here on AG. http://www.autogeek.net/winsunshad.html

That may help keep the interior temps down while the car is parked. Once you start driving with either air circulating or AC on it may keep the temps low enough to not bubble the repair. You can buy yourself some time while looking for a replacement panel.

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[supra90]

I try to keep the car out of the sun when I can. But if it is a hot day, it still gets pretty hot inside the car. Just the heat alone may be causing some warping of the material. A sunshade could help. But I think the only answer is not to use the car when it gets hot. I know.....it does kinda suck. I don't think a sunshade would be enough.....as it still gets very hot inside car on a hot day. But thanks.