Door closing problem

[MikeB]

Driver's door on 69 C10 takes a lot of effort to close and release. It wasn't this way until we had paint and body work done by a shop. If I swing the door shut, it hits the A pillar part the door seal and bounces back. It will close if I push it very firmly or slam it.

With the door seal removed, I can open and close with one finger. The current seals have been installed for 2.5 years, so I don't expect them to ever work any better than they do now.

I supported the door and loosened the hinge bolts on the door side. Door is now pushed all the way outwards. That helped just a little, but it's still not as easy as it should be, or as easy as the passenger door.

The door does sit inwards about 1/16"-1/8" relative to the fender. But it seems to contact the seal on the A pillar just like the passenger door.

Looks like I have three choices here:
1) Elongate the slots on the door side of the hinge.
2) Try to shim the hinge on the body w/o having to remove the fender.
3) Buy a different door seal.

Obviously, a new seal would be easiest, but are their any differences between the various manufacturers? Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer's seals were used.