Weather Proofing Doors (plastic inner)

[FC0058]

Hi All
I about to fit my new door cards and in order to protect them from the elements I want to reinstall the non existant plastic inner. Any suggestions on the best products to use as the liner and sealant and possable place to purchase.

Cheers Jim.

PS, I now live in Adelaide so some where local would be good.

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

I used some good old black plastic from Bunnings (I think there's one in Adelaide ) and some contact adhesive (soft mastic would work as well).
cut the plastic in a rectangle wider than the door hole and long enough to drop into the hole, then glue it up at the top and drop it into the opening and you're done.

[FC0058]

Stink
Thanks for the help, I did not realise Bunnings was a National organisation  .

Cheers Jim

[Ken's 57]

Jim - I went through this process last year and after a fair bit of mucking about finished up using ordinary PVC which I got from a tarpaulin place. The rep at Sikaflex suggested this as well as their cleaner (205) to clean the metal first, followed by Sikaflex 227 as the glue. I put it around the opening as a bead and then applied the PVC. You have to be careful not to apply too much pressure as this can squeeze out the adhesive. This worked very well as the glue remains pliant so that if you need to make adjustments or if ever you need to remove the covers there is not too much drama. The internal flap can be glued on using the blue PVC glue that plumbers use to join pipes etc.

For what it's worth, I was told that I needed to be careful as many of the plastics you buy can contain (polyethylene??) and this is incompatible with a lot of over-the-counter adhesives. This made sense as I had tried other plastics and glues and while they seemed OK initially, after a few days the plastic started to crinkle or lift away from the door. Obviously Stinky didn't strike this problem but what ever you use, I'd leave the door trims off for a few weeks and make sure everything stays glued.

Cheers.....Ken

[FC0058]

Hi Ken
Thanks for the tips, for some reason I did not think of Sikaflex & I normaly recommend its as it has many applications and a very good product.

Going car part shopping tomorrow so will add these to my list.

Cheers Jim

[Mc Bean]

Hi Jim
When I worked in panel shops we  used 3M spray on trim adhesive (in spray can form) available from any paint/panel suppliers, just spray on both surfaces and stick together.

cheers Andy