[elky] Re: New window wipes (felts)
- From: "Jim Dos" <jdos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:52:23 -0500
Good report Dann. Thanks for the update.
JD
From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Dann Keller
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:36 PM
To: Ray Buck et al
Subject: [elky] New window wipes (felts)
I just finished putting new door window wipes on the elky. It was not a
hard job but some aspects were a PITA. The old wipes were really shot and
let the glass really rattle around when the window was not all the way up or
all the way down. As well, some of the outer wiper material was so brittle
it had broken off and any water on the window went straight down into the
door.
Unbeknowst to me, the drivers door innards had been accessed before; for
what reason I don't know. I'm just the second owner and the original owner
was pretty straight forward but didn't mention having work done inside the
door. But whoever did it left off the waterproof paper lining as well as
the jute insulation. There was a slight coating of rust in a couple of
places so I sanded those down and used Eastwood encapsulator on them. They
should last anothe 28 years with luck.
Since I wanted to get the project completed and didn't want to wait for some
catalog-ordered OEM-type replacement insulation, and couldn't find find any
locally I went to Plan B -- I got some sound deadening sheet material from a
local car audio store. Not the easiest stuff to work with but after it's in
it works great. Door slams with a solid "clunk" with no metal sounds or
rattles at all. FWIW the stuff I used was 'Roadkill' under the Stinger
brand.
The weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow so it's back to working outside
while I can. You know how it is, sometimes it rains up here in Washington.
Dan
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