Sealing Vintage Trailer Roof

Household roof coatings will seal a metal roof just fine but the best product by far for metal roofs is kool seal.

Sealing vintage trailer roof.

The first step in this case is to clean the roof thoroughly. Just keep in mind that once you ve changed the roof you won t be able to consider our vintage rv a restored rv any longer. If you would like to become a member of vintage trailer talk we ask that our members abide by the forum rules in order to ensure a pleasant experience for everyone. The hubby want to go from the inside.

How to seal a camper trailer rv roof. Do use butyl tape. If you have anything to add please e mail me. Please take the time to register and we hope to here from you soon.

And then seal the heck out of the roof. Obviously it s really good for sealing the roof especially on the edges. How to seal rv roof seams with dicor lap sealant this is an easy job you can do yourself and have great results. I removed old butyl tape with the plastic putty knife.

If you need to repair structural damage not just seal a roof eternabond seam tape is the product for you. Some people will convert their vintage metal rv roofs with rubber ones by coating the aluminum. Sealing the roof of your camper trailer or rv is actually an activity that you can do on your own. I removed this with a plastic putty knife and sandpaper.

Eternabond comes in four inch rolls that you apply. The wood need to be replaced. From don on sealing seams edges. I used a tape material eternabond used to fix the roofs of truck trailers.

Butyl tape is used to seal windows and the roof vents. After that your next step is scraping old rood or debris. It comes in 12 wide by 30 long rolls and was about 40. Aside from that i find that this one is also really good for cracks and holes in air vents pipes screws rv edges and many other parts that need sealing.

This new rubber membrane can then be painted to match the rv giving it a unique look and a newly sealed roof. A tutorial on technique and products used to protect your roof. Dry the roof completely. As it is compatible with various rv materials it can also be used on various part of your rv.

Vintage trailer talk is a place to view discuss and post topics related to all things vintage trailer. I show you how to seal rv roof seams yours. Your goal here is to get rid of all the dirt particles. Take down beems and the replace wood.

You said you remodeled your camper so i m wondering what your thouts would be to get to that wood. If your camper has drip edges or j railing you should also apply new butyl tape to it as well. My thought would to be take roof off and then replace wood.