Car Door Seal Maintenance

This is a quick video showing how you can fix your rubber car door seals simply quickly and cheaply with some gorilla glue.

Car door seal maintenance.

Flex shot comes ready to apply with no caulk gun needed. Clean up any adhesive messes with the brake cleaner. Restores seal elasticity and conditions weather seals for doors windows hoods and trunks. Let that dry completely then squeeze a bead of the adhesive onto the weather strip and the car door and let that dry.

Prepare a bucket full of warm water with a quarter size dollop of mild detergent such as dish soap. Using a soft sponge or cloth gently scrub the seals with soapy water to remove all dirt and grime. Wipe off any extra silicone oil with a clean cloth and reinstall it. One easy way to help keep water from getting inside you car is flex shot.

Many times you ll find that the seals have cracked with age or that a hole has worn through from use. Splicing a shrunken seal will not puff it up and make it seal like new. Not only will it fit the opening it will puff out and seal the door. Includes an easy to apply applicator to get into the tough spots around doors windows hoods and trunk seals.

Areas around door jambs are subjected to constant pressure tugging and exposure to water. The simplest way to patch a gap is to use universal weather seal which can be purchased in rolls. Then apply a second coat to both surfaces and press the weather strip into place. You may need to remove the door panel if it covers part of the seal.

Attach the new seal using weatherstripping adhesive and give it a protective coat of silicone for better cold weather performance. Installation of door seals means tearing out the old weatherstripping and cleaning the channel with adhesive remover. It s no wonder that over time seals in these areas can tear or come loose. Unless the seal is healthy and puffy you will have wind noise.

Inspect the seals around the doorframe and the perimeter of the door itself. Rinse the weather stripping thoroughly with just water and a non sudsy cloth or sponge. The car here is a 2002 subaru forester and the fitted door seals were.