Roger, I just made some gaskets from sheet rubber for my 1979. I was a terrible job since the gaskets are razor thin in several critical areas. I finally mounted a roughed out gasket and handle to an old door and cut the outside shape with an X-acto knife. Results were just OK. The fiber based gaskets sold by the usual suspects are horrible and deteriorate quickly. The bad news is that I saw a 121 mile 80 Spitfire at the VTR Nationals and it had the fiber gaskets and they were deteriorated. If you find a good source for gaskets, let me know. Best Regards, John Reynolds --- Roger Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Everyone, > > When I had the Spitfire repainted, I put new gaskets > on. Before I put > them on I painted them to seal out the moisture. I > don't remember now > if I used black paint or a rubberized coating. They > looked fine for a > while but soon started looking horrible, I assume > from absorbing > moisture. It seems like I remember a comment on > this list a few years > ago about someone supplying rubber door gaskets. > > Does anyone remember who that was? If I can't find > them I may by a > normal set of gaskets and cut my own out of rubber. > > Thanks, > > Roger > _______________________________________________ > Spitfires mailing list > Spitfires@autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ _______________________________________________ Spitfires mailing list Spitfires@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
