Door trim goop

[barry@moonbeast.com]

Way ahead of ya Steve... 

Gertie as she sits awaiting her new driver's side door:

http://tinyurl.com/brjqn

And the replacement door:

http://tinyurl.com/c6ewa

The replacement is solid, the color is the same, but the clear is coming off of
a patch.  There are a few dings too, but overall the panel is in pretty good
shape.  Someone had already made off with the trim strip before I got to it in
the scrapyard though.  I'll see if I can't get the missing clear patch touched
up before it goes on the car.  Eventually I'll get around to some proper body
work and paint, but for now I need my commuter back.

=BB=

PS  Thanks for the www.car-part.com link.  Bookmarked.


Quoting Steve Sears <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca>:

> Barry,
> I have been told that it's 3M Strip Caulk, but I've used that on taillights
> and some side trim and it seems to dry out and leak too easily.  I'd
> contemplate using something like a urethane sealant you can get at an
> autobody supply store.
> I'm sure if you look around enough you could find a door in the same colour
> as your car that you could just drop in as a replacement - many wrecking
> yards have numerous type 44's sitting with a full set of doors (of course,
> the pinstriping would have to be redone).  Check www.car-part.com for a
> partial list of places with doors.  Chances are they'll come with the side
> beam and you won't have to worry about the sealant.
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ - 5k euros in, waiting for 20v200 doors, and a V8 hood and
> trunk, and a 4000q spoiler, and....
> 1980 Audi 5k - happy being original (with a turbo chin valence...oops!)
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - souped up with trim rings on
> the bias ply whitewalls!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: barry at moonbeast.com
> > Subject: Door trim goop
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Message-ID: <1124213725.430223dd824d1 at sec.moonbeast.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> >
> > Hey, I'm replacing the rusted out driver's door on my '87 5k:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/89bsq
> >
> > The trim piece on the door has this black goop on it that presumably seals
> out
> > the moisture.  Is there someplace I can get this stuff?  What is it?  Is
> there
> > a better way to seal the door trim?  There were a couple of places where I
> > could poke a finger through, not to mention it totally looks like hell.
> Time
> > to remedy that situation...
> >
> > Thanks-
> > =BB=
> 
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