Projects Has anyone built their own interior door panels ?

I used regular upholstery board and it is effected by moisture.Next time I'll use abs, pvc or some other kind of plastic.I think it will hold up much better

 

I bought my stuff here:
http://www.larrydennis.com/
Here are the panels I did on my last project. All materials from above.


Did the back seal myself as well...

 

I used both masonite and plas-tek panel (from Menards, Lowe's, etc) with great results. Like the plastic in a roadster since it has and will get wet. Think Back to the 50's this year.

 

I like the idea of the Lexan. Especially being able to see thru it on the layout. Caution here is that it has to be "Lexan" or similar. Lexan is a polycarbonate, not to be confused with "Plexiglas". Plexiglas and it's similar products is a polymethylmethacrylate. What's the difference? Plexiglas shatters, Lexan does not. One of Lexan's first uses was on fighter jet canopies. As I said, Lexan does not shatter, does not crack, if anything, it stretches. I challenged a guy that he could not crack a piece of 1/4" Lexan with a 5 lb sledge. He put it on a 2" thick maple workbench that was fully supported and took several whacks at it. I think the 5th whack, he cracked the maple bench in half. Lexan... just dented, never cracked.

I used 1/4" plywood in the past. I liked the plywood vs anything else because of being able to staple. Maybe not as much of a concern now with all the glues available.

My 2 cents,
Dan

 

I used PCV sheeting 1/8 thick in my convertible. I used it because it is waterproof, and easy to cut with a sabre saw and a fine tooth blade

 

Very cheap Menards paneling.