kimball gray Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 This is a oily type substance on the exterior surface of a west facing metal clad insulated door. This door gets hot in the afternoon as there is no shade...The homeowner has lived here 4 years. The door is 10 years old. He has no idea what it could be and neither do I. Any ideas or experience with this?[/size=1] I used to see it a lot with Stanley steel doors that had plastic trim around the glass. It seemed to be some kind of goop that was used to adhere the plastic trim. I believe it cleans up just fine with paint thinner. Haven't seen it in years, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 It's some resin or oil from the foam insulation in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 That's the adhesive sealant melting out from around the glass insert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 That's the adhesive sealant melting out from around the glass insert. Darker colored doors facing the sun tend to suffer from this condtion the most - especially when behind a storm door, which causes the air space between the two doors to really heat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 What did it taste like? A little TIJ humor thanks to this post: I occasionally taste stuff. On Monday, the apartment building I looked at had a streak of brown staining running down the siding below a stairway landing. A whole train of buyers, sellers, agents & managers were following me around and each had an opinion about this stuff. One said it was coffee, another said it was mold; still another said it was deck stain. I wet the tip of my finger with saliva and rubbed the stain. It dissolved, telling me that the substance was water-soluble. I touched the tip of my finger to my tongue and rolled it around in my mouth. My conclusion: malt liquor that had been in someone's stomach and come back up again. The group following me thinned out after that. - Jim Katen in Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Frickin hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieb Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Only Katen or Goodman ROFL f=FLOORBOARD at a traffic signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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