Vinyl wrapping for custom part

[slonison]

Hey guys

Mods, first and foremost, I most humbly apologize if this content is not allowed here. I'm trying leverage every option possible to find a solution.

I have a Ford F150 that I am restoring. I am working on replacing the interior panels that are damaged or destroyed.

One particular piece is an insert. The inserts start in the door, go in the dash board and then go to the other door.

All of the inserts were wildly worn out. A company makes replacement inserts for the dash but does NOT make them for the doors. So now I have a dilemma. I have new inserts that look fresh paired with old worn out inserts. The company that makes the dash ones has explicitly said that they do not make inserts for the doors unfortunately.

So I'm reaching out to you new age folks for advice. Is this something that could be achieved by someone who does vinyl wrapping? It doesn't need to be perfect I'm just looking for something that doesn't look decades old and used. I was even thinking that hydro dipping. Things but I've no experience in it.

Attached are some pictures. Let me know if ya'll have any advice.

If the mods feel this is in appropriate, feel free to berate me and I shall excuse myself.

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[Samiamthemustangman]

I'm just offering you anouther option. You can paint the old and new with car paint after sanding it down. Also model spray paint is pretty good quality if you dont have a gun.

 

[Geodudes550]

Somebody once told me that some of those old plastic parts can be refreshed with a very light application of acetone but I’ve never tried it. I’d also be wary of warping or discoloring it so I’d take this bit of pretty unhelpful advice with a grain of salt without further research. That being said, I can see the logic behind it and it could be a simple easy fix.

 

[Joe Gonsalves]

A hot air gun can bring the plastic's oils back to the surface. Just don't over heat the plastic so it doesn't distort.

 

[slonison]

Quick update for everyone.

I went to a couple shops.

Basically the summary was:

The plastic pieces that are replacement pieces must have been hydro dipped. They show signs of hydro dipping, NOT any sort of wrap.

We scrutinized the new (replacement aftermarket piece) and the part I wanted to get fixed.

First, the replacement is plastic and the door piece is metal. Second, the plastic piece appears to the hydro dipped while the metal piece appears to have an aluminum wrap. This also highlighted that the aluminum facade is a silver matte with very very thin black pin stripes.

Unfortunately, unless I am able to find out who is the manufacturer, I will have almost no chance of getting the right pattern to match the replacement pieces. So in any event, I would need to do all 4 pieces not just the two door pieces for them to match.

Right now, I settled with putting the original old pieces back in the door. I may try the acetone in a small place to see if it shows an improvement.

Thanks for all the ideas guys!

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