On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:41:37 -0400, "benick" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>"Oren" <Oren@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:22:14 -0400, "benick" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
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>>>Getting ready to paint my exterior door trim on your regular run of the
>>>mill
>>>steele door with brickmoulding ..They are new....Can I remove the weather
>>>stripping that goes around the door to make it a better , easier job..It's
>>>the kind that snaps into the wood and the door closes against....I
>>>experimented with it by trying to pop it out and did get it started then I
>>>popped it back in so I think I can but wanted to double check...In the
>>>past
>>>I just cut around it but it is a PITA......Any special tricks or methods
>>>to
>>>not break anything ??? Thanks for any help
>>
>> If the strip looks likes this sample, yes just get one end started and
>> pull the strip out. When paint do not fill the channel with paint.
>>
>> http://www.goldylocksinc.com/images/...hrstrp2-sm.jpg
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>Yep that's it...Thanks Oren....Saved me a ton of cutting....
Make sure you remember which side of the door the vertical pieces came
from! They are different sizes and if reversed will make closing the
door very difficult.
Gordon Shumway