Aluminium door - new seals?

[Ric2013]

Hi there,

I have a 1980s(?) hinged aluminium door between my lobby and lounge.

It is generally in good condition, double glazed, and painted. Not precisely 'lifestyle', but should do well.

BUT. The brush pile seals are old and worn, and someone has got paint on them so they aren't very useful. It has had various stick-on seals applied since...

Was wondering if anyone has had any experience obtaining/fitting new seals for the frame. Only places I can find anything that looks anything like the existing seal are ebay, or import from the USA.

Any comment or tip welcome...


Riccardo

 

[Gazman16]

Cut a small piece out with a sharp stanley knife, Measure the depth of the pile and the width of the backing.
Whenever I need a small amount I get it from ebay.
The fiddly bit is getting the new stuff in, Usually you can just force it in with a small flat headed screw driver but sometimes I have had to drill out the ribs in the corners so I could slide it in.

 

[pinenot]

These lads might be worth a try - http://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/..._and_windows?gclid=CJSs29KNnrgCFWGWtAod-WkAyA ...pinenot

 

[Ric2013]

Thanks to both of you for your suggestions. Ebay nearly had what I wanted, only mine isn't self adhesive, and unfortunately mine is the 6.7mm backing version that isn't all that common.

In the end managed to get some from HD Hardware - minimum quantity was 10m, which isn't all that bad, bought 12 metres so I'll have enough for next time

Search engine keyword turned out to be 'woolpile'.

Of course, plenty of suppliers if you want 300 metres or more