Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

[Steve W.]

in my 68 doors, the screw holes for the door panel clips are stripped, so the screws don't tighten. Any tips to fix this? Also, the holes at the top of the doors that the chrome panel screw goes in to (through the panel) seem too big for the screws that come with the kits.

thanks for any advice,

Steve

[Edward J.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

Steve, I used a paper clip , I bent the clip into a V-shape and put a small bent at each end of the V shape to keep it from pushing into the inside of door. worked great for that issue.

[Michael G.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

Steve, I used a paper clip , I bent the clip into a V-shape and put a small bent at each end of the V shape to keep it from pushing into the inside of door. worked great for that issue.

That's SOP in my shop.....lol

[Edward J.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

Mike just another use for paper clips, kind of like the duct tape.

[Wes S.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

Steve:
There some stuff called Lightning Bond its two parts. A super glue like sunstatnce with a granular filler. Have used it on my 62 doors works great and can be built up.
www.lightningbondglue.com/
Wes

[Steve W.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

Thanks Guys!

[Bill S.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

One more tip, chrome trim screws can be purchased with over size shanks. Ex #10 screw with #8 head they can be purchased in various lengths and various combinations of head and shank sizes.

[George D.]

Re: Stripped door clip screw holes in doors, solutions?

Steve,

I've used the plastic inserts that are used for holding screws in sheetrock. Oh and they don't rust.