Does anyone know where to buy the plastic moisture shield which protects the inside door trim? A previous lout ripped one completely away on my car's rear door; I hate to put the trim back on without it.

you can get them from mercedes, send me an email if you need the part number

OK thanks; I'll check the dealer. 1986 420SEL rear door.

Why not just cut a piece of 4 or 6 mil poly sheeting to fit?

Use a garbage bag. Garden 30 gallon size.
Spray edge with 3M spray glue.

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Oh, well, I can't pretend to be pure; I have rigged up worse things...
but, but, this is a freakin' Mercedes-Benz, ya know? I gotta maintain the illusion to justify the parts and trouble.
I am repadding the center pillar covers with polyester blanket padding from Hobby Lobby. The original foam rots with age and heat and crumbles, and wrinkles show up. It's a pita to glue the vinyl back on, but the padding is just right when you get it all together. This is a rig-up, but it is sort of an engineered improvement, since I'm an engineer...
Polyethylene it is, then.

Randy,

I'm interested in this polyester blanket padding stuff for the "B" pillar upholstery job I've got to do. Do tell.

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I'm interested in this also, for 107 door skins. My door skins are very nice on the surface, but the foam underneath is old, hence, wrinkles.

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I bought a large plastic drop cloth from the local harware store. $2 and better plastic then the orignal moisture shield's. It took all of 10 minutes to cut them and glue/tape them into place.

I am extremly picky I replaced a $40 parts bin because the orignal was scratched up and I couldn't get it looking like new. You just have to pick your battles.

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The polyester padding is available at hobby stores and Wal-Mart, in the sewing and craft supplies. The package I bought was about $5 for a sheet the size of a crib blanket, which is more than enough to pad both center pillar covers. It's white and fluffy, and will remain consolidated when you handle it, etc. You might see different thicknesses; the stuff I used was pretty thin, and it doesn't take much to replace the original foam, which was pretty thin also. Something else which would work fine: the sheets of white foam padding used to ship furniture, but I found the polyester batting first. Bothe these materials are more durable than the original foam.Just remove the pillar cover, and you will find the vinyl is glued around the edges of an aluminum pressing with contact or weatherstrip cement. There was a thin layer of foam bonded to the underside of the vinyl; it deteriorates with age to the point is crumbles to dust. Remove the vinyl, then remove the remainder of the foam of the underside of the vinyl by brushing with a piece of dry terrycloth or similar. You don't have to get it all off, just remove the crumbly stuff. Cut the white polyester padding to cover the front side of the cover. I did not glue mine to either the vinyl or the cover, but you might want to. Fit the vinyl back in place witht he padding underneath, then begin gluing the edges of the vinyl back where they obviously. Pay attention and keep the wrinkles out, but it doesn't have to be all that tight. The hardest parts are (1) keeping the glue off the parts that show; the weatherstrip cement I used rubs off after it dries; (2) gluing the vinyl around the opening for the seat belt (mine had come loose here which is what prompted me to do this) there's not much material to work with and it's close quarters; (3) you gotta remember that the top end of the cover shows, so be neat there; I think I would have done better to begin at the top, rather than the bottom.
Anyway, mine turned out pretty good and I will do better on the other side. Hope this helps you.

Pictures would help.
This would be a very good DIY, many people could use it.
You could write a DIY to go with the pictures, send it to webmaster@peachparts.com
with a statement giving Bill permission to post it in the DIY http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/DoItYourSelf

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