All Season EPDM Rubber Weather Seal, K Profile Weather Strip - md Building Products 02592

As the title suggests, I am not using for door or window weatherstripping (yet).I'm using it as a stop rail (catch rail) mounted atop my electronics workbench to prevent items from rolling off. This M-D strip is absolutely perfect for this application!That said, there's some info in this review that conventional users may also find useful.Its hollow core, combined with EPDM's flexibility/softness also allows me to rest my forearms on the bench while working and remain comfortable doing so.The height of this item (it's actually 9/32" or 7mm) is just right to catch small to medium size items.I don't know why other people are having problems with the adhesive on this product, but I guess it must be due either to temperature extremes over a long period of time and/or the numerous compression cycles pushing on the adhesive tape (shear stress), weakening the bond over time.The adhesive grabs quite well to the Wilsonart white laminate on my bench top. I can tug on the weatherstrip with a fair amount of effort and the tape doesn't budge.My tests show the heat resistance of this material is excellent.The EPDM had no trouble dealing with a molten solder blob dropped directly on it from about 1/2" above. The solder landed and stayed on it till it cooled. It did not melt into the material.I also laid a 700°F soldering iron tip (Weller conical) on this strip. The heat turned it a light brown, but did not melt through it -- the discoloration was mostly cured with Simple Green cleaner.At around 10 seconds the EPDM begins to soften (depression forms). It did not melt through to the hollow core. This material would hold up very well against accidental touching/raking/dropping of a soldering iron (or woodburning iron or glue gun) on it, since that type of incident is likely to be of much shorter duration than 10 seconds.This item is also surprisingly resistant to cutting (e.g., by utility blades). The hollow core, combined with EPDM's softness/flexibility allows the blade to simply "pull" the material rather than immediately slicing through it. It can be cut, of course, but I find this requires either a long blade with one long stroke, or multiple strokes, or a fair amount of downward pressure with or w/o stroke. IOW, one must pretty much intend to cut it or be very careless, as an accidental dropping of a blade won't do much immediate damage, unless the knife is really heavy and hits it just right. The same holds for sharp points (scribers, probe tips, etc.), although I find this material less resistant to poking than to cutting (with a single blade; scissors go through it like butter, of course).I haven't tested it for stain resistance (such as coffee), but I did discover it's resistant to alcohol, acetone, surfactant cleaners, and solvent (styrene, butyrate, abs, acrylic). This item would make an excellent stop rail for a model builder's bench, too.Potential buyers should realize that the total length specified for this -- as with most similar weatherstripping products -- is for the two halves combined. IOW, if you leave the two halves molded together, the length is half what the package states -- you have to rip them apart then put them end to end in order to get the specified total length. Just wanted to alert those who didn't know this.Amazon's price on this item right now is dirt cheap compared to the local hardware stores!Edit 5/20/11: well it WAS dirt cheap when I posted this review. They've since jacked the price up another 5 bucks!

This product is fit perfectly for my needs. I have a sump pump cover that needed to be customized because of concrete opening irregularities. Used this product in between the cover and frame. It worked perfectly and the thickness was perfect. It had great adhesion and was easy to install. The value for money was much cheaper than same product from local retailers.

I used the K-Profile All Climate Weather-Strip Tape on many of my replacement windows which are getting a bit drafty with age. The product is easy to apply, and certainly does keep the cold air outside. For the most part, the strip does adhere well, but occasionally a strip will fall off...that is why I did not give it 5 stars. For a do it yourself project, this was easy, saved money and did the job.

If you're looking for an easy way to winterize windows, this is it. I live in the South so we don't need a lot and this works and is easy to use and I'm and older person. They were sold out at Lowes, so ordered 4 of these and they arrived very quickily. Great product.

I very much wanted for these to work. But they don’t because they don’t stick. I’ve had to put tacks on the ends of them and then the middle started to sag because that doesn’t stick either. The good news is I found a brand that does stick and it’s called frost king premium rubber south stick weather seal. These stick amazingly well.

I bought this weatherstrip for the convenience of peel and stick. At first I was very pleased with it - it went up easily and sealed my doors well. However, less than 6 months later in early summer it started to peel off in places and I couldn't get it to stick back on. I should mention that the worst peeling occurred on a west-facing door that got several hours of blazing Houston sun each afternoon. There was less peeling on a second door from an interior hall to the garage. I had to completely re-weatherstrip the west-facing door with the kind of weatherstrip that slides into a channel. On the second door I was able to salvage the M-D weatherstrip by securing it with a few small nails here and there. Conclusion: not a great choice for high heat conditions but ok for more protected locations.

hard to get excited about weather stripping but this product did the job. it sticks well. it is narrow and white so it blends right in where the original weather stripping was. it keeps the wind and bugs out. a well designed product that worked for me

I initially tried to address a draft by putting this in the frame around the door. There wasn't quite enough of a gap, and attempts to close the door warped the seal in spots, but it readily came off. Then I put it on the surface of my white door. It's not beautiful in this configuration, but not that bad looking, and it helps keep the heat in. Most of it resticks if I try to adjust it. The material can be cut fairly easily.

Mi intención principal era que el sonido saliera de la habitación pero apenas lo reduce. No es culpa del producto sino más bien del tipo y grosor de la madera. Si tu puerta es pesada y de buena madera seguramente logrará atrapar sonido.

Used on condo door

These are not tear apart...they have to be cut to separate the 2 strips

I needed 15ft for a project. The package stated 17ft. What they failed to mention is to get 17 ft of material, it needs to be split in half and run it lengthwise.Needless to say, I ran out and was forced to source out locally.Please update your information to include this detail.

Está sellado me salió muy bueno para la parte inferior de mis puertas porque efectivamente se y el ruido y mantiene el clima de los minisplits además de que no permite la fuga de aire por las puertas Lo único malo es que el proveedor no vende más de un paquete por exhibición deberían de cambiar eso...