If you’re anything like us here at Steele, we know you can’t wait for car show season to start back up again! But, before you take off the cover and pull your classic back out of the garage this Spring, it’ll need a little TLC. I asked the enthusiasts here what they do for their…
Author: Raeia Lail
How To Make a Custom Gasket for your Build
Steele has a large line of high quality universal weatherstripping that’s perfect for building customs and street rods where direct replacement parts won’t work. We have extrusions made for sealing glass, doors, trunks and anything else you can think of! Once you chop your build not only do you have to order custom glass to…
Customer Car Stories- Kyle Pezold’s 1979 Chevrolet K20 Scottsdale
Here at Steele we’re enthusiasts too so we LOVE to see our customers cars, trucks and hot rods and to hear the stories behind them. Trust me when I say, nothing gathers a crowd quicker around here than something awesome pulling into the parking spaces in front of the parts counter (if we can hear…
Where has all the Butyl Tape gone?
Many of our customers ask about butyl tape- either the vehicle they’re restoring used it originally or they heard that they should use it to set their windshield. Most are surprised that we offer a very long list of windshield and rear windshield gaskets but do not carry butyl tape. Here’s why. Originally, auto manufacturers…
2019 Steele Rubber Products Show Schedule
We’re very excited to hit the road again in 2019! We’ve added several new trade shows (especially for our new markets- RV and Marine) and 3 new swap meets for classic car/truck/hot rod folks this year too! Steele has been traveling to swap meets since the 1970’s, long before the phone and internet made it…
How to Maintain Your Weatherstripping the Right Way
Weatherstripping may not be as fun or sexy as the glimmering light from shiny wheels and chrome parts, but it will have a big impact on the end result of your project. I’d say weatherstripping isn’t really something you appreciate most of the time….. unless it fails. Weatherstripping is made of rubber (more specifically, ours…
10 Tips to Maximize your Trip to the 2018 SEMA Show!
The SEMA Show is the largest and best attended automotive specialty products trade event in the world. There are thousands of vendors exhibiting, over 100,000 people in attendance each year and so much to see it’ll make your head spin! As veterans of the SEMA show we can offer some advice on ways to not…
New Parts- October 2018 Windowfelts and Glass Weatherstrip Kits for GM cars, our First Pontiac Fiero Part and MORE!
This months new parts are very exciting! And, Ill tell you why……. 1- We introduced 3 new glass kits and KITS SAVE YOU MONEY! Kits are all inclusive, easy to buy and come at a discounted price. You really can’t beat that! 2- We introduced many new windowfelt weatherstrips. This is great because these things…
Why Beltline Weatherstripping is Essential to your Restoration Project
Beltline weatherstripping has many different names- window sweeps, window fuzzies, windowfelts, cat whiskers, window moldings- no matter what you call it, the function is still the same: they are long strips of either fuzzy material or rubber mounted onto the top of the door (where the window rolls down into the door) on each…
New Parts- August 2018 Thunderbird, Blazer, Dodge Trucks and More!
We continue to look for new opportunities to add parts to our line up and are creating more kits too! New parts are born from CUSTOMER REQUESTS. Do you have a suggestion for a new part that you think we should make? Visit https://www.steelerubber.com/contact and let us know! Now, on to this months NEW parts!!! 80-1029-57…