Let’s say you’re trying to seal an old 1930’s car. Many of these vehicles came with little or no weatherstripping. Or maybe you’re working on something obscure that NOBODY carries replacement parts for. Or something more general like an RV, boat, or trailer- or anything that needs weatherstripping- and you can’t find a direct part…
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7 Crucial Mistakes to Avoid When Installing Weatherstripping
From direct fit parts to custom builds, we’ve helped thousands of customers figure out what they need to do to seal their project and we enjoy doing it. In an effort to share some of our wisdom from our 60 years of experience, we put our heads together and came up with this what “Not…
Our Simple Guide to Weatherstripping Terms
Have you ever been shopping for weatherstripping and looked at some of the names of the parts and thought to yourself “What in the world?”. Yeah, we know. There can be some pretty odd names for this stuff. Some of our parts names are self-explanatory like ‘Trunk Weatherstrip’ or ‘Windshield Gasket’ but there are plenty…
Steele’s 2019 Detroit Autorama Top 10
Each year we go to Detroit Autorama expecting to see great things and 2019 definitely didn’t disappoint! There were so many great builds, so much creativity, skill and thought put into each one that it blew us away. The Great Eight was packed with exceptional builds built by professionals vying for the Ridler Award but…
New Parts February 2019
This month brings a wide variety of new parts. We’re always looking out for holes in our product lines and listening to customer demand so make sure you read this post every month- you never know what’s going to be next! Corvette 70-4062-88 – Fresh Air Vent Door Seal for 1963-67 Coupe and Convertible A…
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…
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…