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I have recently bought a home with a wispeco rollup garage door. The nylon felt running strips on the side are worn out in multiple places and starting to come off causing the door to constantly jam and detect collisions. Does anyone know if these strips can be replaced? The strips are hard to find but a few places stock them. The original seems to be stapled on at the factory. I don't want to replace the garage door right now. Has anyone done this or know of a solution to fix the worn out strips.
 
Hi,

My roll up garage door strips are just starting to come off, I had a guy to come and assess, he said it's quite difficult to replace and you will not find the original strips.

The door needs to be removed and laid flat on the ground, strips taken off and new strips stapled on, no guarantee that these strips will last a long time.

Only option is to replace the entire garage door once those strips are disintegrating unfortunately, else you will be spending more money in the long run.
 
We got quoted more to replace the strips than an entire new door would have cost.

It was something like R2500 for the strips and labour vs R1600 for a new door and rails. We opted for a new door instead.
 
joker247 said:
I have recently bought a home with a wispeco rollup garage door. The nylon felt running strips on the side are worn out in multiple places and starting to come off causing the door to constantly jam and detect collisions. Does anyone know if these strips can be replaced? The strips are hard to find but a few places stock them. The original seems to be stapled on at the factory. I don't want to replace the garage door right now. Has anyone done this or know of a solution to fix the worn out strips.
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Who sells this strips
 
PhireSide said:
We got quoted more to replace the strips than an entire new door would have cost.

It was something like R2500 for the strips and labour vs R1600 for a new door and rails. We opted for a new door instead.
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Thanks thats a lot. The strips cost about R500 for a double door. R1600 for a door is s
upup said:
Who sells this strips
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Try Doors galore.
 
Do they really make that much difference, I've had garage doors where they are worn out and it didn't seem to affect anything, the door was still easy to open but if the door is buckled or incorrectly setup that can make it hard to open or close. You can also grease the channel the door runs in to make it easier. Or install an electric opener which means you won't notice it at all.
 
airborne said:
Do they really make that much difference, I've had garage doors where they are worn out and it didn't seem to affect anything, the door was still easy to open but if the door is buckled or incorrectly setup that can make it hard to open or close. You can also grease the channel the door runs in to make it easier. Or install an electric opener which means you won't notice it at all.
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It reduces friction and metal on metal contact when the door opens or closes. This helps especially if the door is automated. The track is the one part of the door that should not be lubricated. We had a garage door in a house that is more than 50 years old that did not have these strips at all. It did have some plastic washers/lugs that helped with the friction. Never had any issues but this was manually operated.
 
joker247 said:
It reduces friction and metal on metal contact when the door opens or closes. This helps especially if the door is automated. The track is the one part of the door that should not be lubricated. We had a garage door in a house that is more than 50 years old that did not have these strips at all. It did have some plastic washers/lugs that helped with the friction. Never had any issues but this was manually operated.
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I've greased the track before it definitely didn't hurt, actually it was easier to open and close afterwards.
 
upup said:
grease collect dust, then becomes paste, Fix the problem.
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It does to a degree but unless you live on the beach with beach sand blowing directly into it it doesn't make a huge difference, also it's worth a shot when the only other option is replacing the whole door.
Boer maak n plan.
 
airborne said:
I've greased the track before it definitely didn't hurt, actually it was easier to open and close afterwards.
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Previous owner of my house did that too. It works for a while, but then needs constant renewal of the grease. Those doors should never be greased according to everyone I have spoken to who seemed to know what they are doing. Hoping to replace my doors soonish so I can stop having to do that every 4-6 months when the doors starts sticking again.
 
Unfortunately these days the quality of roll-up garage doors is very k@k.
They are made as cheap as possible and only work properly for a couple of years.
That goes for the actual door -soon starts rubbing against itself and paint is fvcked
Springs start wearing within a year or so and the door sticks and winds up unevenly
The straps last a couple of years but with the 2 above don't last long at all

Just like many with pools I have had it with garage doors.

rant/stopped but not over
 
joker247 said:
I have recently bought a home with a wispeco rollup garage door. The nylon felt running strips on the side are worn out in multiple places and starting to come off causing the door to constantly jam and detect collisions. Does anyone know if these strips can be replaced? The strips are hard to find but a few places stock them. The original seems to be stapled on at the factory. I don't want to replace the garage door right now. Has anyone done this or know of a solution to fix the worn out strips.
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It's a well-known problem. As already stated above, the quality of garage rollup doors is absolute rubbish these days. Thing is, that goes for both the well-known brands such as Whispeco with the hefty price tags and the cheapies. I've encountered exactly the same problems in exactly the same time frames (give or take a few months) with both the expensive ones from leading brands and the cheap no-name doors I got from my local builders yard (run by an Indian family that won't mind if you try to negotiate a deal). The main difference with the cheapies is that the locks are rubbish (but I'm not using locks because I've got an electric opener) and the steel can be a bit thinner. But in terms of wear and tear they're quite on par with the much more expensive brands.

So I'm sticking with the cheapies and if they start giving too much trouble (usally due to rust, here at the coast) I'll simply replace them. I find that the more expensive branded products are not worth the extra expense.
 
frankvw said:
It's a well-known problem. As already stated above, the quality of garage rollup doors is absolute rubbish these days. Thing is, that goes for both the well-known brands such as Whispeco with the hefty price tags and the cheapies. I've encountered exactly the same problems in exactly the same time frames (give or take a few months) with both the expensive ones from leading brands and the cheap no-name doors I got from my local builders yard (run by an Indian family that won't mind if you try to negotiate a deal). The main difference with the cheapies is that the locks are rubbish (but I'm not using locks because I've got an electric opener) and the steel can be a bit thinner. But in terms of wear and tear they're quite on par with the much more expensive brands.

So I'm sticking with the cheapies and if they start giving too much trouble (usally due to rust, here at the coast) I'll simply replace them. I find that the more expensive branded products are not worth the extra expense.
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a Local old guy told me he use vaseline, but you buy this one at the co op, I think it was engen vaseline.
I only believe in white lithium grease.
I did replace my good old doors with cheap new ones, so far I am happy. And my wife is happy. I just lube the spring.
 
upup said:
a Local old guy told me he use vaseline, but you buy this one at the co op, I think it was engen vaseline.
I only believe in white lithium grease.
I did replace my good old doors with cheap new ones, so far I am happy. And my wife is happy. I just lube the spring.
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Thanks. It seems like Vaseline can be used to solve a lot of problems :ROFL:
 
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