What did YOU do today?

[Bill]

It’s more like Masonite than MDF, but yeah, it was still wood veneer back then when your place was built.

It wouldn't surprise me if Masonite was used by some manufacturers. But, that product just deteriorates over time. I watched several videos on the construction of these doors. Some of them appear to use that rubbery flexible composite board. This article mentions MDF skins that are bonded to the frames with PVA (wood glue).

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[sgtsandman]

I did some cleaning of the interior of the 2019 yesterday and cleaned the windows on the softopper today. I also installed the L track on the deck panels for the drawer box. Tomorrow, I'll start tearing them apart so I can sand the wood and start the process of sealing and priming the whole thing. I would like to get it all painted as well but with as cool as it has been all of a a sudden, I'm not sure the paint will be fully cured by the time we go to Cass for the fall foliage event.

 

[racsan]

Started on my other 8N hood, for being rusty its sure heavy. Still have the lower sections to do, they are a bit beat up but more solid than replacement ones would be.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

It wouldn't surprise me if Masonite was used by some manufacturers. But, that product just deteriorates over time. I watched several videos on the construction of these doors. Some of them appear to use that rubbery flexible composite board. This article mentions MDF skins that are bonded to the frames with PVA (wood glue).

The Steps Involved in Hollow Core Door Manufacturing | Custom Wooden Door Manufacturer in China

Discover the essential steps in hollow core door manufacturing, from material selection to quality control, ensuring cost-effective doors.

customwoodendoors.com

The big name mass produced houses around here don’t care about deterioration. They don’t care about anything except slapping up a big house as cheaply and fast as possible and charging a premium for it. I call them wet tissue paper houses. They have actually been responsible for some of the building codes because they were “drywalling” houses with 1/4” thick drywall on the walls (code calls for 1/2” minimum except an attached garage is 5/8” unless you’re going over like plaster or something).