Moreover, pool noodles can also be used in industrial applications as insulation for pipes and cables due to their excellent impact absorption capacity. So, when the swimming season is over, you can still use them for protective purposes, too, such as the following ideas:
Great door bumper
If you are tired of hearing that annoying sound of your door banging into the walls while you are rushing in and out of your house, you can prevent it happening again with the use of a pool noodle. Just cut a short section of the foam and slip it onto the edge of your door to guard against marring the wall.
Very cheap ladder guards
When it’s the time to clean your gutters and other far-reaching areas, you don’t want your metal ladder to scratch them. Pool noodles will make good ladder protectors. Just cut 2 feet sections of the foam noodles, slit them with a knife, and stick them on the ladder steps. They will not only protect against scratches but also provide great cushions to your legs, too.
Crease-free garments
Keep your pants, scarves or shawls crease-free the easiest and cheapest way by covering the hanger with a pool noodle. Cut it to the same length of the lower hanger rod and then slit the entire length of the noodle in order to make it easy to slip it onto the hanger.
Easily protect lift gate
Just like opening your door, your van’s lift gate may also hit a cross brace of your garage door and mark off the paint on the gate. Protect it using pool noodles as a cushion. It’s as simple as slitting the noodle with a knife and slipping it onto the brace. Ensure that you put on double-sided tape to secure it from slipping off.