Model S handle Vapour cover and sticky stuff

[magipi]

Hello,
while fixing yet another failing handle on my old car I noticed that the rear cover glue detached and the sheet fell down and got crashed and ruined by the window. What should I google to find a replacement sheet? What's this material? What is the sticky glue they use to attach it, and where can I find it?
Thanks!

 

[beatle]

I'm guessing it's some kind of butyl adhesive. I'd use this stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/Sealant-PROMOTOR-Sealants-Installing-Windshield/dp/B07CTQ67X9

There's nothing really special about the sheet itself. Some plastic sheeting at the hardware store should do the trick.

 

[magipi]

Thanks, didn't know that name! The plastic sheet seems to be quite heavy compared to any plastic sheet I think I can find at a normal hardware store, but I see that they make butyl sheets too for soundproofing, I'll order some.

 

[NewbyMaybe]

A blow dryer or heatgun would flatten it out. Put a board on it as it cools.

 

[magipi]

That would probably solve it for newer cars where the plastic is still soft, the heavy stuff on my sheet is already brittle and I already lost a lot of it inside the door