On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 03:40:25 -0700 (PDT), Frank Thompson
wrote:

Gasket on freezer lid is in great shape but has become loose & therefore less effective. Will defrost it soon and put some sort of sealant or adhesive on it.
What do you suggest?

Where is it loose?


It's not attached well to the metal freezer door?

I forget if there are screws attaching it, and I don't know your brand
anyhow. If there were, are they tight? Is it ripping right around the
screws, you could make rectangular washers 3" or more by the current
washer width, with a hole the same size. Oh, it's in "great shape"
so this doesn't apply.

How was it attached to the door? I'd try to duplicate that if
possible.

If there are no screws, or it's ripped too much to get by with longer
home-made washers, I might use 5 minute epoxy in the syringe. I don't
bother with the 4" mixing attachment, because I think that just wastes
glue, and I think it's only for times you are using the whole tube at
once. So I use a wood kitchen match to mix the two ingredients .
If it's only small spots that are unglued, I might do several at once,
but if it's long stretches, I would do one side out of 4 each time.
Then hold it in place by shutting the freezer door and if at all
possible leaning something, a 2x4 with weight hung from the top, against
the door.

If the freezer's cold, it will take a lot longer than 5 minutes to set.
An hour? But I'd still be reluctant to use 60 or 30-second epoxee
because application time will be longer than that.


Sealant sounds to space-consuming to me. The gasket has to compress,
evenly, when the door is shut. A bulge anywhere and it won't shut
well. Epoxee too takes a little space, but a lot less than my fridge
and freezer gaskets compress when doors are shut.

Sealant isn't especially adhesive, aiui, so thin layers are not as good
as adhesive/glue is. .