How To Close Door Gaps

Perfecting the door gaps panel contour and alignment by doing body work on the firebird.

How to close door gaps. Open the door and place a wooden block or hardback book under the outer corner of the door to hold it in place while you work. Here s how the door gaps on my project car were transformed from an uneven mess to a perfect set of door gaps. Open the door fully and slide on the door sweep at the bottom of the door. First start with a few drill bits of varying size a small putty knife with a piece of self adhesive sandpaper glued to one side only and a small to medium sized sanding block.

Move the hinges down on the door by the width of the gap minus 1 8 inch. This video shows how to use hammer and. Water leaking from the top of the door frame. If the gap between the door and the jamb is large and consistent the door is mounted too low in the jamb.

Put on a pair of safety glasses and cut the sweep to the measured length using either a hacksaw or a jigsaw. Over time your door may tilt and leave a gap between the door and the fra. Remove the frame screws from the hinge you identified but leave the. This video shows how to fix when the door clearan.

Only hammer the nails in enough to hold the weather stripping in place. Fill in the notches where the hinges were with thin pieces of wood. How to fix body panel gaps. Loosely nail it into place.

Measure the width of the gap then remove the door from the jamb and take the hinges off the door. Doug cornwell coo of alure shows you how to adjust your front door in 60 seconds. A sticky or stuck door that makes it difficult to close or open the door. A drafty door with chilly drafts air blowing through your entryway.