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Video by The Idaho Painter

The Idaho Painter

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This project details how to properly seal an existing dog door installation with caulk to prevent air, water, and bug penetration, and then paint the plastic trim to match the house siding and protect it from oxidation. The video highlights a common issue where dog doors are installed without proper caulking, leading to various problems.

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Has that ever been cocked before? This hasn't been cocked, so somebody installed this dog door Never cocked it. So you're gonna get a lot of air. It could get water penetration bugs in and behind and through there so We're cocking it the block Which is the how it originally came has got cocking on it Is that gonna be painted the house? We'll mask off the metal right here and then paint this So just wound up matching this plasicle match the house the paint will help keep it from oxidizing Right now it's oxidizing and sort of dry out

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