71dustar
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would like to know what to use to seal off the opening in the door on the inside to keep water form coming in the car.
what to use to seal inside of doors behind door panel?
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George R
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Home Depot sells 4mil poly sheets pretty cheap. I sprung for the "good stuff" and bought the 6mil stuff. Its in the paint dept.
I attached it to the doors/quarters with double sided tape.
Do you have the original pieces to use as a template? If not, you can make one of each out of cardboard, then trace it onto the poly film. The old rope caulk is usually visible on the door so you'll be able to reproduce it that way without the original pieces.
Keep in mind that along the bottom of the door or quarter, there is a slot cut into the sheetmetal that this poly film is supposed to slip into in order to channel the rainwater back into the door so it doesn't enter the car.
I think a 10'X25' roll of film is about $14 or so.
Hope this helps.
George
I attached it to the doors/quarters with double sided tape.
Do you have the original pieces to use as a template? If not, you can make one of each out of cardboard, then trace it onto the poly film. The old rope caulk is usually visible on the door so you'll be able to reproduce it that way without the original pieces.
Keep in mind that along the bottom of the door or quarter, there is a slot cut into the sheetmetal that this poly film is supposed to slip into in order to channel the rainwater back into the door so it doesn't enter the car.
I think a 10'X25' roll of film is about $14 or so.
Hope this helps.
George
My wife works for a company that makes the plastic sheeting used to cover bundles of lumber seen shiping on trains. Fiber reinforced plastic sheeting always on hand here. LOL Your local lumber yard may give some to you.
The imports like Honda use an adhesive that is somewhat like white lithium grease. They use the same stuff on bulbs in the light fixtures. It allows removal and reattaching the plastic sheeting where service is required.
The imports like Honda use an adhesive that is somewhat like white lithium grease. They use the same stuff on bulbs in the light fixtures. It allows removal and reattaching the plastic sheeting where service is required.
2 Darts
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I do the same thing George R does except I use rubber cement instead of the tape. It stays gooey and does not harden with age. Hadn't thought of using white grease. Cool.
70Duster440
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I did what George did too. I had some 3M strip caulk (dum dum) that I used to adhere them.
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