Door Skin to Frame Joining Compound

[Hec]

E'ng All,

 

The door skins, at the top, between the latch and door top, have come unstuck from the frames. Has anybody come across this before? My searches have come to dead end....

TIA.

[pbharcourt]

Any pictures?

The door mouldings are made in two parts, joined together and then trimmed around the edge to the right size.

On one of my doors the trimming process had removed most of the join and then over years of flexing it had started to split at the joint between the two, I just fibreglassed some matting inside to strengthen it back up.

[Hec]

It appears to be the same salmon pink adhesive as used to join the two halves of the body together and fill in the gaps between the 'shell and side skirts - inside the wheel-arches.

[Hec]

Filled the join with a two part marine adhesive and clamped together. Then a tab of 450 gsm covrred in a two part polyester resin. Should the door shut be base coat no lacquer or satin black?