Somone told me UPS would simply stick a label on it and ship it without a box? I can't find the right box to ship it, and it probably wouldn't prevent much damage anyway. Fotos can be seen at: http://www.oldcarz.com/model-t-1925-LR-door-1.jpg
I would wrap it in cardboard, tape it up good and ship it Greyhound. I've shipped several big caddy fenders this way
Swing past a furniture store and check the dumpster...lots of big cardboard boxes. I used recycled furniture boxes to ship fibergl*** parts for 40 years. Who ever told you UPS would ship it without packaging was just blowing you off.
I was gonna say the same thing, I do that too... I wouldn't just slap a label on it... tape it up good and tape the label on also.
UPS(United Parcel Smashers)?? If you "stick a label on it" you're just asking for it to be damaged in shipment. Wrap it up in cardboard then label it well. Also pay for the Insurance! It will cost a little more,but if it is damaged or "lost",you'll get more than the $100 that's offered. Also take pics of the part and the box "just in case".
Bicycle shop. Get a bike box cut it to size and pack well. I have even invested in expanding foam just to be safe at times.
the bicycle shop seams like a good idea if you ever need a bigger box check out a ATV/ motorcycle/scooter/snowmobile dealer. they all come in crates and the dealers have stacks of them...my local dealer usually just gives me one and is happy to have someone haul it away
I like refrigerator/major appliance boxes. get the biggest one you can find and build the box to fit the door. use lots of tape. I like the tape with the string in it. use padding around the corners as well as the big flat part of the door. box your door as if monkeys do all the work except drive the truck. plan on it getting dropped and stepped on as well as a bowling ball dropped on it. UPS or any other carrier will not pay insurance if the door was not packaged safely also check FED EX, I have found they are cheaper than UPS and the Post office.
I work in packaging design. Essentially, imagine how it would look after falling off the back of a truck at speed....and now think about preventing the damage. You need to isolate the door from the outer packaging, so bubble wrap and/or extra layers of cardboard are needed inside the box to cushion the door.
I wrapped 2 model A doors together and stuck them in a big box....I think they went to Jersey? It wasn't very expensive, and I got a tracking number and it was insured. UPS will charge more if it's not in a box. I second the insurance, it's like $1 for every extra $100 insured....cheap!
they won't ship it without a box. go to the bike shop like mentioned earlier in this thread. that t door should fit good. shipping costs shouldn't be to bad.
UPS is absolutely horrible to work with on claims. I had a SUPER '34 door damaged by them and it took over 6 months of constant battle and then I only got 50% of my claim. Even though it was packaged by a "UPS Store" they still fought me tooth and nail. You'll be SOL if you package it yourself and there's problems. I don't use UPS unless forced to because of size or weight and NEVER again will spend the extra cost for insurance. If it gets lost or screwed up, they don't give a ****. Find another way. Hamb relay, grayhound, anything but UPS.
Have you lost your mind?????????? UPS NO BOX == GARBAGE. Some one on the other end will have evey right to send some one over to visit and set your head right. Bicycle shops are full of emp[ty boxes so are body shops.
Maybe not relevant but.... #1... a couple years ago I sent a piece of palo verde tree limb unboxed unwrapped with just the mailing label taped to, shipped it by the post office (USPS). One office wouldn't take it, but another did !! .... #2 I no longer use the USPS for fragile things, and I don't user UPS, I use Fedex, check them out....
Greyhound, I boxed a Model A sedan (yes a whole car cut in pieces) shipped it from Kansas to California. Also, I just shipped a 37 Ford wishbone to Florida, didn't have to wrap it or box it.
Seriously - Talk to this girl: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/member.php?u=64759 She's right here on the HAMB, and actually works for a logistics company. Their specialty? Shipping oversize car parts (especially over 100 lbs)! No **** - talk to her. ~Jason
The dumpster at the repair center for the local car dealership should have plenty of boxes to ship large car parts. Fender, door and hood boxes everywhere and they don't mind us taking them.
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