Need help finding a rubber glass seal
Have a customer with an older aluminum garden window, a fairly large one. There are rubber seals around the exterior of the glass, bridging the gap to the aluminum channels that form the frame of the unit. Some of them are too short (either from shrinkage or perhaps always were…) and want to be replaced. CRL and the few other obvious sources do not seem to have anything like this. Any help appreciated.
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If I ran into that in my location I'd have Portland Glass come out, remove the glass and replace the gasket. It seems like they must run into this sort of thing where either the rubber is to worn to re-use or in your case too short. Not sure if Portland Glass is franchised throughout the U.S.
Mark
My glass guy (who is normally very resourceful) came up empty on this. He did refer me to a greenhouse window/sunroom manufacturer, and I may be able to find what I need there, but I am hoping to find a manufacturer or distributor that can supply this.
David-
Did you look at Tremco products:
http://www.tremcosealants.com/commercial/products/product_types.asp?type=23
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Resource Conservation Tech. Inc. has every rubber seal known to mankind. I buy door and window weatherstripping from them and they are a first class company. I have a catalog but I'm sure they're on line.
silver
http://www.conservationtechnology.com
automotive store that sells all kinds of OEM and universal window gaskets...
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Went and looked at the scrap Al window pile, saw some similar but all are crazed due to weather.
I'm assuming you are replacing this on a high end FH job?
If not for a high end 'everything perfect' type job ------ e.g. for a non-rich or relativly poor customer, would suggest filling gaps with black poly or silicone, painting the exposed rubber with tire paint. Have had good luck with black tire paint making old rubber look good for 10 years or more.
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You might try All About Windows and Doors. A google will get the addy.
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