These days, consumers are keeping cars rather than turning them in every three years. The same thing goes for houses. It used to be that you could buy a house and sell it quickly if your family got bigger, you changed jobs, or you simply wanted a change. Now, however, it's harder to sell a house, cars cost more every year, and people have less confidence in job security. Enter rubber weather stripping, whether for automobile or home, as a chore you might face when taking care of what you have.
Especially in cold winter areas like Middletown, NY, keeping air, rain, or snow out of sealed spaces is important. In a home, leaky windows and doors are major energy drains. Drafts can make life miserable on windy days when you're trying to relax.
Cars have weatherstripping, too. If the windows whistle as you drive along, you get water inside the car during an automatic car wash, or stuff in your trunk gets rained on, you have a problem. A sunroof is great, but eventually you may feel rain dripping on your head.
Although factory seals usually last for years, they can be degraded if your car sits outside in both heat and cold. If you get a new paint job, your car might look great but your sunroof might not work as well. Cleaning chemicals can damage the seals around doors and windows.
If you need to replace weatherstripping, you'll find lots of products to choose from. Rubber foam products are made for your home, coming in strips with adhesive on one side. All you have to do is press it into place around and under doors. Windows are more difficult; sometimes it's easiest to cover the entire window with a plastic film for the duration of the winter.
Replacement strips for cars are sold like other car parts: by make, model, and year. You should get an exact match for what you had originally. However, always examine the new strips closely to make sure they are the same as the old ones, down to the channels the windows fit in and the screw holes. You want to make sure they'll fit before removing the original ones.
The 'rubber' is probably not the plant-based rubber of the old days. It's most likely silicone rubber, which has a mineral base (silicon). This material is supposed to be more durable than the rubber from South American trees. It also is more resistant to chemicals and can withstand higher temperatures. It does a good job of keeping air, water, dust, and noise out of your house or your 'home away from home', your car.
There are how-to videos and sites online to tell you the best ways to install the seals you need. You'll need to be familiar with the types (like channel seals or bulb seals), the configuration, and the adhesive that works best for the new, as well as the correct solvent to remove old adhesive.
Especially in cold winter areas like Middletown, NY, keeping air, rain, or snow out of sealed spaces is important. In a home, leaky windows and doors are major energy drains. Drafts can make life miserable on windy days when you're trying to relax.
Cars have weatherstripping, too. If the windows whistle as you drive along, you get water inside the car during an automatic car wash, or stuff in your trunk gets rained on, you have a problem. A sunroof is great, but eventually you may feel rain dripping on your head.
Although factory seals usually last for years, they can be degraded if your car sits outside in both heat and cold. If you get a new paint job, your car might look great but your sunroof might not work as well. Cleaning chemicals can damage the seals around doors and windows.
If you need to replace weatherstripping, you'll find lots of products to choose from. Rubber foam products are made for your home, coming in strips with adhesive on one side. All you have to do is press it into place around and under doors. Windows are more difficult; sometimes it's easiest to cover the entire window with a plastic film for the duration of the winter.
Replacement strips for cars are sold like other car parts: by make, model, and year. You should get an exact match for what you had originally. However, always examine the new strips closely to make sure they are the same as the old ones, down to the channels the windows fit in and the screw holes. You want to make sure they'll fit before removing the original ones.
The 'rubber' is probably not the plant-based rubber of the old days. It's most likely silicone rubber, which has a mineral base (silicon). This material is supposed to be more durable than the rubber from South American trees. It also is more resistant to chemicals and can withstand higher temperatures. It does a good job of keeping air, water, dust, and noise out of your house or your 'home away from home', your car.
There are how-to videos and sites online to tell you the best ways to install the seals you need. You'll need to be familiar with the types (like channel seals or bulb seals), the configuration, and the adhesive that works best for the new, as well as the correct solvent to remove old adhesive.
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