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.