Score Old Caulk Seal

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How To Replace Garage Door Weather Strips. Home Energy Hacks.

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Carefully take a utility knife and score along the existing caulk line where the old weatherstrip meets the door jamb. This breaks the seal and ensures that when the weatherstrip is removed, it doesn't pull off or damage any paint or trim from the adjacent surfaces.

Goal: Begin by scoring the caulk bead that seals the old weatherstrip to the door jamb. This prevents damage to the surrounding trim during removal.

Tools and materials

Utility Knife

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Here we go. We're going to be removing this weather strip now. Got a hammer, a pry bar, and you're also going to want a knife to actually score the cocking before you actually begin removing it. So, I'm just going to take and score this. If you don't score it, the cocking where it bridges from the weather strip to the trim, it could damage the trim. So, always make sure you score it first. Now, I'll start from either top to

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