RE: Sealing Doors

["Ian Lomax" <sfalfisto@domain.elided>]

Basically, you just want a piece of plastic sheeting between the door
panel and door.  The factory glued it to the door, and it should overlap
all the way around the door opening, then ideally tuck into the opening
at the bottom.  That way any moisture on the inside of the sheet will
run down the sheet, into the door, and out the drains.  Oh year, check
that your drains are open.

You can buy a huge piece of clear tarp pretty cheap, plenty enough to do
two doors.  Buy the thick stuff, and cut it to shape just smaller than
the shape of the door.  Punch small holes for the window crank and door
crank, and the door panel clips will punch their own holes.  That's it.
I'm not sure what the best glue to use it, contact cement would probably
work fine.

Have fun!

Ian Lomax
71 Spider - new door panels arriving shortly
74 GTV - needs everything
75 'fetta GT - obligitory rusty Alfetta
Redwood City, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On 
> Behalf Of Scott Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 9:20 AM
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: Sealing Doors
> 
> 
> The PO of my current car (1971 Spider) didn't put any 
> moisture barriers 
> inside the doors, and as a result the (really nice!) interior door 
> panels rotted. I've since aquired NOS door panels, but don't 
> want them 
> to rot as well. What, exactly, should I use as a moisture barrier 
> between the interior panel and the inside of the door itself? Also, 
> what's the proper way to attach the stuff? I know from previous 
> experience with a different car that duct tape, for example, 
> shrinks and 
> eventually loses its stickiness in the face of moisture.
> 
> NOTE: the car has been repainted, and all such existing barriers were 
> removed, so I don't really know where to start. I've got a home depot 
> less than 5 mins from my house, I just need to know what to look for.
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Scott Johnson
> 71 1750 Spider
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