I need suggestions on a weather facing insulation

[T]

Hi All,

I have one of these in my sliding glass door:

I would like to insulate the thing on the outside. Problem: the outside is weather facing, especially southern exposure sunlight. Also sub freezing weather in the winter.

All the insulation I can find is meant to be hidden away, not facing direct exposure.

You guy have an suggestions?

Many thanks,

-T

[hubops]

You shouldn't need much if you only want to equal the glass - especially with the leakage through middle-part of that partly-open slider. Do a nice paint-job on a piece of 5/4 wood decking ? John T.

[T]

I forgot about that part. I am going to push some paper towels into the slot.

[invalid unparseable]

I have a frequently unused slider that leaks even though I had it replaced under warranty. Not a big deal and I just bought some round foam strip insulation to put there.

[Snag]

If he wants to insulate the whole door I suggest the white styrofoam insulation with the aluminized mylar on one side .

[Dean Hoffman]

There's this place.

Would rope for sailing or boating do the trick?

[hubops]

Years ago, for a window A/C I improvised some "temporary" weather stripping by cutting pieces from a pool-noodle - it worked so well I re-used them for several years until I replaced the A/C. ... the only draw-back was the bright gaudy colour. Paper towels between the sliders... ? sure .. lol . John T.

[T]

The plastic piece that I gve the links to.

"aluminized mylar" sounds interesting.

[T]

It is Temporary. Makes a nice barrier and keeps flyes out

[T]

I am after insulating the plastic piece I posted the links to

[Marilyn Manson]

You posted *2* links. One for the entire system and one for what appear to be the intake and exhaust ports.

The picture of the ports seems to include plastic piece*s*, not "piece".

You see why we're confused? What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

[Clare Snyder]

What a useless setup!!!!! The BIG issue is the gap between the doors - not between the door and the frame

[Clare Snyder]

Not styrofam - the urea foam.

[Marilyn Manson]

T says he wants to insulate some plastic pieces. Who knows what he's thinking.

[T]

I want to insulate the plastic frame from the links I posted.

I will use some of that closed cell insulator strip to fill in the gap on the door gap

[T]

This look ideal:

Now to find an adhesive to attach it.

This seems interesting:

Your thoughts?

-T