Hello all;
I am still in the process of giving my 85 Jag a much
needed maintenance / cleanup. It is amazing how much
there is to do on a car. Now I know why so many cars
go to the graveyard; the owners simply do not put
enough time and attention to maintain their
automobiles. Period. This is such a shame. The irony
is that these same people would rather spend $30,000,
$40,000 and $50,000 on a new car that will inevitably
go to the graveyard as well! So sad. Well anyway, we
know better than that! With my door panels off
[thanks to Jagcar III], I could see that my drivers
side inner portion of the door panel has suffered
tremendously from water damage. It is crumbling as a
touch it. And it is warped at the bottom , which is
obvious when the door is open. Not acceptable for an
automobile of this calibur. This is my fault because
I neglected to replace the outside window squeegee
[mine was broken up and cracked]. So I bought some
compressed board and prepared to do some surgery on
the inner door panel. I cut out and around the already
crumbled portion of the inner door panel and cut a
piece of the compressed board too fit right on top. It
overlaps the cut out area slightly and I used 3m
adhesive spray to keep it in place. I then used some
duct tape to hold it in place as well. Now the inner
door panel has a strong stucture again. No more warped
look. Next with the advice of a lister I decided to
polyurethane the inner door panel and the surgery
repair - to protect it further from water and
moisture. Finally I applied a layer of plastic to keep
water and elements from touching it. Now this is a
permanent fix. I did this for all four doors. Advice
too all; check to see if your inner door panels are in
good shape; if they are -then now is the time to
apply the polyurethane to protect them. Or at least
verify that there is a plastic cover protecting them.
If they are in bad shape, then make a plan to get them
in good shape while you still can. Otherwise be
prepared to spend $$$ to replace and re-upholster the
door panel. While you are there, lubricate the window
tracks and the lock mechanisms with graphite. :>)=====
Regards, Michael
85 xj6 VDP with wires
www.nyresume.com/jag.htm
cool web site about my Jag-u-wer
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