Re: Door Plastic on 105 GTV

[JALFAjr@domain.elided]

Mark,

I used a real heavy (6 mil) clear plastic sheet when I re-did my '71 last 
year.  (Don't have any idea what that translates to in real terms, but is 
thick.)

I used the rope caulk to seal the plastic to the door.  I also put a piece of 
plastic from the top to past the center knockout section, going from the 
panel side of the door into the interior of the door through the slot and to 
below the handle.  I then sealed the back side of the plastic to the interior 
of the door to make sure any water coming in the windows goes over the handle 
area.  Then I put a complete piece over the whole door to keep out the 
moisture.  I used the rope caulk to make sure the water had a downward slope 
to the drain holes so it looked a little like the Alps on the bottom.  This 
stuff is sticky as heck, soft so it mashes flat when you press the plastic 
on, and should last for 20 years.  (I used silicone prior on the last reskin 
in 1977, and it was a pain to get off, not reusable and almost certainly 
didn't work any better.)   

I still have the original door panels, and while the vinyl is a little 
scuffed, and the chrome has come off some of the bars, the wood is still 
almost perfectly flat.

John Justus
1971 1750 GTV
1995 164 Q

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