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Feb 21st, 2023, 20:43 | #201 |
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Doors look good. One new backing board and window channel strips needed.
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Feb 22nd, 2023, 18:00 | #202 | |
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I cut some 1/8" Masonite for the replacement. Before attaching the vinyl, I gave the backing a couple of coatings with some water based polyurethane varnish to resist damage from the seemingly inevitable moisture exposure. Masonite is not a particularly water durable material. |
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Feb 22nd, 2023, 22:44 | #203 |
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Thin waterproof hardboard will match the original. Don't buy the cheap stuff. 3mm Scrim from Martrim. 1.8" staples from Machine Mart. Glue of your choice.
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Feb 26th, 2023, 15:25 | #204 |
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Stripped the doors and found some rust behind some sound deadening. It needed cutting out but always a risk with a big flat panel and the door skins are pretty soft on the 131. It was a bit of a fight, struggled to tack it in with tig as it needed pushing up from underneath so used mig for most but then got a bit of warpage so had to plannish back in shape then tig welded in all in one go. Mig doesn't plannish easily The helmet kept fogging up so was a pain and you can see how much warpage there was after welding. Most of the plannishing needs to be done with the dolly underneath so hard work. It would be fine just to use filller now but I want it better
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Feb 26th, 2023, 16:39 | #205 |
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Well I thought I was obsessive about doing things 'right', but I think your door repair endeavours put me to shame.
Wonder how many of us, would A) investigated further in the first place, or B) found the rust, and then just used rust converter/filler. Cheers Steve |
Feb 26th, 2023, 17:01 | #206 | |
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Feb 26th, 2023, 18:18 | #208 |
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No never tried it. Hopefully the high build epoxy will be all that is needed. It’s nearly there, one second you can be too low and then after a few more blows can be high.
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Feb 26th, 2023, 23:33 | #209 |
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I hate working with thin sheet metal, so easy to tin can from over work (I've had to cut out and redo a few).
It can pop in and out at will, sometimes after painting/filling. Had W114 coupe, the roof to rear quarter panel were "leaded in". I found this after a bare metal strip down.
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Feb 27th, 2023, 07:55 | #210 | |
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