Tsunami Seal Installation

today we're going to show you how to install a tsunami seal garage door threshold all tsunami seal kits include these installation instructions which describe your lifetime warranty if you do not receive these installation instructions with your kit you may not have received an original tsunami seal you may have received an invitation next included with your kit is a tsunami seal and liquid nails polyurethane adhesive polyurethane adhesive must be used to attach a tsunami seal to the garage floor do not use anything other than liquid nails polyurethane adhesive silicone cements will not work and will come up over time first clean the garage floor with rubbing alcohol in the area where the tsunami seal is to be installed you must have a clean dry surface to allow the adhesive to bond properly after you finished cleaning the area with rubbing alcohol unroll the tsunami seal and reverse roll it this will allow the tsunami seal to stay flat during installation now close the garage door and from the inside of the garage lay the tsunami seal out so that the smooth scooped area is facing the street this will get tucked under the garage door bottom seal slide the tsunami seal as far as will go to the right so that it butts up against the track now slide the tsunami seal up under the garage door bottom seal and press it forward as far as it will go the tighter the fit the better when you get the left side of the garage you'll find that you have a little extra tsunami seal that needs to be trimmed off using a pen or pencil mark exactly where you need to trim off so you have a nice tight fit against the track on the left side of the garage now using a hacksaw or utility knife trim off the excess tsunami seal at the line that you previously marked now finish sliding the tsunami seal up under the garage door bottom seal and push as far forward as possible now using a pencil or a piece of chalk mark both edges of the tsunami seal you when you finish marking the edge of the tsunami seal lift the tsunami seal back inward towards the garage lay it upside down this will expose the location for the adhesive apply the adhesive for the garage floor and 3 1/4 inch beads start the first bead in from the line that you previously marked 1/2 of an inch then when that's complete go ahead and put a bead down the center finally the third bead will be in 1/2 of an inch from the other line that you mark this will keep the adhesive from flowing out from underneath the garage door threshold seal after you've finished applying the adhesive to the garage floor and three beads lay the tsunami seal on top of the adhesive and position between the two lines you'd previously drawn any excess adhesive can be easily wiped off with a paper towel or a rag after you've positioned the tsunami seal on top of the adhesive between the two lines that you had previously drawn the final step is to close the garage door allow the adhesive to cure overnight do not drive on the tsunami seal for a full 24 hours if you have any questions any more information please feel free to call our 800 number

Channel: Ric Perlman

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Keywords: Tsunami Seal, Garage Door Threshold, Garage Threshold, Garage Door Seal

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Length: 4min 41sec (281 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 08 2016