A door or other entryway component of synthetic resin composite construction
and
closely resembling the appearance of stained real wood. Skin portions of doors
and other structures have a surface layer of clear gel coat resin molded to include
the texture of a wood grain surface. A subsurface layer adjacent the clear gel
coat layer is of pigmented gel coat resin. A structural support layer of the skin
is of reinforced resin. Skins of a door or similar article are mounted on frames,
and dense micro porous resin foam is provided between the skins to form a solid
structure such as a door. Moldings retaining glass panels in openings defined in
the door or similar structure are attached to the skins by adhesively fastening
the moldings to the skins. Fasteners mounted in the moldings so that there are
no plugged holes in the exterior surfaces of the moldings are used to locate the
moldings properly with respect to the skins by inserting the fasteners into predrilled
holes in the skins. The assembled doors and other structures can be finished by
staining and coating with a finish system such as a urethane varnish to provide
an appearance closely resembling real wood.
