SITE 3 Maintenance Door System Maintenance................................. 3.3 Stripping and Refinishing Instructions............ 3.5 Maintenance SITE 3 2014 3.
Maintenance 3.
Door System Maintenance All Therma-Tru door systems and associated components should be inspected and checked at least once a year for the following conditions: fading of door finishes, weatherstrip seal inadequacies, door bottom gasket or sill gasket wear, and vinyl threshold or oak riser splitting or cracking. Upon inspection if any of these components fail to function, they should be repaired or replaced as follows.
Door System Maintenance -Vinyl Thresholds If the vinyl threshold fails to perform (i.e., splitting, cracking, etc.), the vinyl threshold needs to be replaced. Remove the existing threshold and replace. Refer to SITE 5 for proper vinyl threshold selection and replacement installation. - Corner Seal Pads If corner seal pads are torn or missing, replace corner seal pads. Refer to SHOP 4 or SITE 1 for adjustable and basic fixed sills.
Stripping and Refinishing Instructions STRIPPING TO REFINISH 1. Choose a standard paint stripper. Paint or stain and topcoat can be removed with most methylene chloride-based strippers, such as: • • Savogran SuperStrip™ Dad’s Easy Stripper™ • • Kutzit™ 3M Safest Strip® NOTE: Some products may warn, Not For Use on Fiberglass. However, these products can be used safely on fiberglass doors. 2. Apply stripper to doorlite frames first and raised panel inserts second (see illustration).
