Thanks, guys... my main concern at this point is whether to keep going with
mounting the door to the hinges, given this proud spot. I'm sure I'll have
to deal with high/low spots, but wasn't sure if 2-3 32nds was too much to
deal with with sanding/filling. I suppose worst case I could always fill
and re-drill the holes in the door if it doesn't work out.
Thanks again...
-Rob
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Les Kearney <kearney@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Rob
>
>
> Based on what I did, and others may differ, but I wouldn=92t do any
> levelling, sanding etc until:
>
>
> - The hinges are on
> - The door hardware is installed
> - The door seals are on (if you are using the McMaster Carr seals '
I
> can=92t speak to the Van=92s seals ' no experience with them)
>
>
> After the doors open / close as you want them to, I would then start
> looking at high/low spots. Until then there are just too many variables t
hat
> can impact the door geometry. For example, the door pins can =93suck=94 t
he door
> in slightly and that may correct part of your problem. Small high / low
> spots can be easily handled with flox / cabosil or Superfil.
>
>
> Get the door operating first and then deal with the cosmetics (otherwise
> you get to do it twice).
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Les
>
> #40643 ' The mains went on today (Yippee)
>
>
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> *From:* owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:
> owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Rob Kochman
> *Sent:* November-16-09 10:35 AM
> *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Door fit (another thread!)
>
>
> I'm doing the initial fitting of my first door. It actually fits
> reasonably well; however, the forward edge at the top of the door sits 2-
3
> 32nds proud of the cabin cover surface between the door edge and the forw
ard
> latch. The door isn't touching the canopy there; rather, the curve of th
e
> door isn't sharp enough. Attaching the hinges should pull it down somewh
at,
> but definitely won't be flush.
>
>
> For you grizzled door veterans, is this something I should be able to fix
> by a combination of sanding the door surface and building up the canopy,
or
> would that end up looking bad? I could slide the door down a little, but
> that makes the lower sides look bad.
>
>
> BTW, thanks to Les for the heads up on avoiding gaps when bonding the
> halves together. I used a ton of epoxy/flox around where the final cut
> would be and don't have any gaps.
>
>
> -Rob
>
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> Woodinville, WA (near Seattle)
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