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Re: [T3] Door Panel Questions


<x-charset iso-8859-1>Just heating and leaning on it flattens it out and seems to add a lot of
lost rigidity.  For the areas that had actual splits or cracks I got them as
flat as possible then crazy glued brown kraft paper on top of the split then
wax paper and something flat and heavy to press it until it dried.  I know
it doesn't sound great but it's worked amazingly well for me.

Andre


> I've wondered about this. Is there a glue in there that will soften and
> rebond when it is heated, or do you need to add something. I think
> the hardboard is just made from wood fiber and binder under high
> presure and temp, but I didn't know whether the binder was
> thermoforming or thermosetting.
>
> I've also wondered if you could soak something into the hardboard
> that would make it more water tolerant.


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