Moisture barriers

[noneofyourbusiness]

What are you guys using to replace the moisture barriers between the door and door cards?

TIA

[da...@datsuns.com]

Great Q.  I am almost to this point and was just going to use some 6mil plastic sheeting or similar.

 

Dave

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[Ethan Marshall]

I have always used 6mil poly sheet.  Works as well as OE thus far.  Oldest is only 20 years or so :-)

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[Ward Hill Press]

I think I've used 3M Trim adhesive to attach plastic sheeting. I think there may be something better that makes removal and repositioning easy.
Steve

At 06:45 PM 4/10/2025, noneofyourbusiness wrote:

What are you guys using to replace the moisture barriers between the door and door cards?

TIA

[David Bliese]

I used rope butyl to adhere mine.  Easily removable if necessary.

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[Brock Johnson]

I've always used poly, usually heavy from packaging. 8mil or so and butyl tape. Works well, is easy to reposition and clean up.

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[Kelvin Dietz]

Thin plastic sheet. 4mil?  The original stuff was paper thin.

Butyl tape to hold it in place. . 

On 04/10/2025 3:45 PM PDT noneofyourbusiness <a73ge...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

What are you guys using to replace the moisture barriers between the door and door cards?

 

TIA

 

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[noneofyourbusiness]

Something like this work?

https://www.amazon.com/IDL-Packaging-Plastic-Sheeting-Painting/dp/B0BF8C3ZQ5?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

or would this be better?

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/home-and-decor/kitchen-utensils-and-gadgets/floor-protectors/55083?x429=true&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic-shopping&utm_campaign=organic-shopping

or does it not really matter which one/kind etc?

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[Brock Johnson]

It doesn't matter as long as it doesn't have any holes and is sealed. 

My preference is thicker poly for the simple fact that it can be removed without damage and reused. 

But as Kelvin said the original stuff was barely thicker than saran wrap.

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[Kelvin Dietz]

I'd use the 4mil stuff.

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[Jordan B]

Jesus Christ dudes it's fucking plastic

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[Kelvin Dietz]

Brock is not wrong. Go with the 6mil for removability. 

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[Kelvin Dietz]

Are ya having a bad day, Jordan? 

I'd suggest one of the brown liquors.  😉 

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[Jordan B]

Hahahah nope I'm in New Orleans for French quarter fest. Absolutely the opposite

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[Matt L]

I use Butyl rope also, and whatever thick plastic I have around.  Ag-Bag works great, the stuff they make use to bag silage on farms (those huge caterpillar looking bags you see in a field).  Farmers happily let you take any of the used stuff, in my experience. Makes great tarps also.

 

Place the butyl on the door around all the open areas, then press the plastic onto it and cut away the excess.

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