Rebuilding Scotty Entrance Door
Last Updated:
10/10/2008
This
is what the door looks like after removing the latch
mechanism.
Removing the old
window, assuming that its not already
broken.Make sure you use
old popsicle sticks, NO METAL, you will break the
glass!
So I
got the top off. Bent down all the metal tabs around the
outside of door.Many Scotty
owners seem to just bend down the metal, then slide out the
top, I was unable to do
this because the metal was stuck on too well, and didn't
slide.
I
think someone must have already tried fixing the door, this
was a differenttype of wood
stuck in under the door lock on the bottom side of the
door.
OK,
all the corrugated cardboard has been removed. The new wood
has been cutto fit in the
door. The wood piece along the hinge side was still in
fairly good shape, so I
cut the rest of the wood to fit.
I
then glued down the wood to the metal frame with panel glue
and then clamped it all in
place. Then did the same with the top metal shell,
andclamped that all
in place and bent the tabs back over to secure it.
For
some reason I did not take any further pictures. But it was
fairly streight forward to put
the corrugated cardboard back in place, it was in fairly
good condition.And I then put
the latch and hinge back in place and put everything back
on the Scotty The last thing I
had to do was put the glass back in place. I spent about an
hour attemping, this but was
unable to get it back in place. I had this same problem
when I replaced thebroken glass when
I first purchased the Scotty. Both that time and this time
I endedup taking the
door to our local glass shop (www.michaelsglass.com)
and they verynicely installed
the glass for me, for about $25. I still think its one of
the best investments I've
ever made! Saved me time and peace of
mind.Although I'm not
possitive about this, they might be able to do mail-order
if you need a place to
buy safety glass, or want to have them install the glass on
your door.
