Date:         Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:56:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Weather strip/channels sources?
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <44A00328.4030804@gmail.com>
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Have you looked at the door weatherstripping at your lumberyard?  Your
description sounds a lot  like a Duraseal product that is just like the
white vinyl/closed cell foam that goes in the 1/8 inch kerf to seal newer
exterior doors.

On 6/26/06, Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My usual vendor for hardware, McMaster-Carr, doesn't seem to have what
> I'm looking for.
>
> I need to replace the seal between the upper and lower clamshells of my
> little utility trailer. The upper clamshell, hinged at the front, flips
> open. When closed, it fits over the lower "bathtub" portion of the
> trailer, with enough overhang to keep water out. The upper and lower are
> made of fiberglass, about 1/8'' thick.
>
> The upper edge of the bathtub is protected by a flexible channel
> weatherstrip. I'm trying to find new channel. The cross-section of the
> channel is shaped like the letter "U" (it is flipped over to install on
> the edge of the bathtub). It bends, and wraps around the whole top of
> the bathtub.
>
> The outside dims of the "U" are: 5/8'' tall, less than 1/2'' wide.
>
> The slot in the "U" is about 1/8'' wide, to accept the edge of the
> bathtub, and maybe 1/2'' deep.
>
> It appears to be textured white vinyl over a springy steel inner. A
> serious long shot finding anything like this, I know, but the
> resourcefulness of the folks on this list continues to amaze me.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com