How to Clean Rubber Seal on a Garage Door

Fig.1 Garage door

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
ArmorAll
Clean rag, or towel 
Soapy water

I was called by a client in Santa Clarita, California. They were selling their home and moving to Colorado. After the Realtor checked each room of their beautiful home, she requested a huge laundry list of repairs that needed to be addressed immediately. One job was to clean the garage door seal. 

This post shows the four steps to cleaning the garage rubber strip at the bottom of the door.

Step 1: Roll up the garage door and inspect the black rubber seal. Check to see if the seal is cracked or cut. If not precede to the next step and fig.1 shows the opened garage door.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the seal is dirty, a rag dipped in soapy water will remove the dirt and leave the seal clean.

Fig.2 Dirty seal

Fig.3 Cleaner

Step 3: After the seal is clean the last step is to use a rubber sealer. Fig.4 shows the use the ArmorAll product will seal the rubber strip.

Fig.4 Clean the seal

Step 4: Fig.5 shows the garage door seal is ready for many more years of work. This rubber seal is clean and is sealed and pliable to do its job of keeping dirt and wind drafts out of the garage. The door seal passed the inspection and thus this job was finished.

Fig.5 Job done

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How to Clean Canned Lights Lens

Fig.1 Lamp cover

By Gary Boutin 

Supplies and Tools:

Dish soap 

Dry towel 

Kitchen or Utility sink

Kitchen brush

I was called by a client in Santa Clarita, California.  They were selling their homes and moving up to Colorado. After the Realtor checked their beautiful home, she requested a huge repair list of repairs. One job was to clean up all the clean all the caned lamps and replaced burned out lamps.  

This post shows the seven steps on how to clean up canned lamps in your home.

Step 1: Above fig.1 shows the lamp cover has been removed each spring clamp that hold the lamp cover to the base. 
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the glass lens was cleaned, notice how dirty it is and full of dead bugs. The process of cleaning the lens is to wash it in a kitchen sink with a brush and dish soap, after the lens is clean use a dry towel to remove the water drips. 

Fig.2 Foam Seal

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the lens without the foam sleeve.

Fig.3 Washing Cover

Step 4: Fig.4 shows the lens is cleaned and ready to be put back up into the ceiling.

Fig.4 Drying

Step 5: Fig.5 shows notice the right side of the spring inside the base. The final assembly is to take the clean lens to the ceiling and attach one set of spring to the lamp base.

Fig.5 Attaching wire hooks

Step 6: Fig.6 show the left side of the spring in the base.

Fig.6 Lamp spring

Step 7: Fig.7 shows just push up the lens assembly into the base and the job is finished. The cleaned canned ceiling lamp is ready for use.

Fig.7 Job finished

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