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Re: [Healeys] Door card material

To: Roland Wilhelmy <sentenac.rw@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Door card material
From: "55healey@comcast.net" <55healey@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:23:38 -0700
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
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References: <1554050463.5134158.1571495956604.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1554050463.5134158.1571495956604@mail.yahoo.com> <CADpDe+YE5zs+8MN4ioj_VwAok2OyA1sz8RduMQygOTHjFrV+2Q@mail.gmail.com>
I used 18g. aluminum sheet,  no problems with water.
Rob

> On Oct 19, 2019, at 8:44 AM, Roland Wilhelmy <sentenac.rw@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I used plywood from aircraft Spruce and Specialty. 3 ply. Finnish birch. 
> Available in thicknesses from 1/64 â?? up by 64ths. Tested to German Lloyd 
> specs. Something like five hours in boiling salt water.  
> -Roland
> 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 7:40 AM warthodson--- via Healeys 
> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> What ever you use, consider that at some point in time they may get wet. For 
> example, you might get caught in a heavy rain storm before you can find a 
> spot to erect the top & install the side curtains (if your car has them). The 
> material might buckle, warp or delaminate if it is not water resistant.
> Gary Hodson 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>
> To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 18, 2019 1:53 pm
> Subject: [Healeys] Door card material
> 
> I'm getting ready to make new door cards and trim my doors. My research has 
> found that people use everything including ABS plastic, foam board, masonite 
> and plywood. I'm leaning towards Baltic Birch plywood at this point but I 
> would like the infinite wisdom of this list before I go down that, or any 
> other, road

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