Magnetic door overslam and paint process retention tool

A door retention device comprising:

• a base including an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the outer surface;
• a magnet seated on the outer surface of the base;
• a cover over the magnet, the cover secured to the base with a fastener mounted to the base;
• a tab opposite to, and spaced apart from, the inner surface of the base to define a gap between the tab and the inner surface of the base, the tab extending outward beyond a distal end of the base;
• and
• a handle,
• wherein the door retention device is configured to clip onto a door of a vehicle to position the door retention device between the door and a door frame of the vehicle, in a partially closed door position the magnet is configured to connect to the door frame of the vehicle to hold the door relative to the door frame and prevent the door from completely closing.

A door retention device comprising:

• a base including an outer surface, an inner surface opposite to the outer surface, and a recess at a side of the base;
• a magnet seated on the outer surface of the base;
• a cover over the magnet, the cover is made of a polymeric material and secured to the base;
• a fastener in cooperation with the cover and the base at the recess of the base to mount the cover to the base;
• a flexible tab opposite to, and spaced apart from, the inner surface of the base to define a gap between the flexible tab and the inner surface of the base, the flexible tab including a raised surface at a distal end thereof;
• and
• a handle including a flange extending outward from the base beyond the outer surface of the base,
• wherein the door retention device is configured to clip onto a door of a vehicle to position the door retention device between the door and a door frame of the vehicle, in a partially closed door position the magnet is configured to connect to the door frame of the vehicle to hold the door relative to the door frame and prevent the door from completely closing.