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lucky2 Reg. Oct 2008	Posted 2015-09-15 8:00 PM Subject: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 350	Needing some advice on what is best to use. What we put on 2 yrs ago is really curled up and trailer is leaking again...what do you guys use??
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whiplashranch Reg. May 2004	Posted 2015-09-15 10:23 PM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
"Hottie" Posts: 1373 Location: Okemah,OK	I've never done it so I don't have a specific answer but I would get on some rv boards or rv renovation sites and ask. I follow a group on Facebook called Tin Can Tourists and they are a wealth of info. They rehab campers from the 50's and 60's and know just about everything you could know. I've seen them talk about sealants and how some hate silicone and how some will dry and shrink and crack, etc.
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Barnmom Reg. May 2006	Posted 2015-09-15 10:33 PM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
Hog Tie My Mojo Posts: 4847 Location: Opelousas, LA	I used some kind of thick tape on my '98 model Hart, I had to order a steel roller to roll over the tape to get it to seal and push all the air bubbles out. I will see if I can find the name of the stuff, it really worked pretty good and didn't take long to put on. I will say one bad thing about it, there is no way to get all the air bubbles out so it is best to put it on when it is hot. I put mine on at the lower end of the proper application temperature range and when it got hot, the air in the bubbles expanded and I didn't get quite as good of a result as I would have if I would have done it in the warmer months.
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Fun2Run Reg. Jul 2005	Posted 2015-09-16 12:41 AM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
A Barrel Of Monkeys Posts: 12972 Location: Texas	There's a product called Dicon that is flexible and doesn't degrade or peel off like silicone. Kind of expensive.
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Bigfoot Reg. Nov 2012	Posted 2015-09-16 9:29 AM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 464	any butyl sealer would work. Smooth with an ice cube, and not your fingers.
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HorsePoorSince96 Reg. Jun 2004	Posted 2015-09-16 11:52 AM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 302	I used the stuff they use to do truck bed liners. We did all the seems with it.
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arion Reg. Mar 2015	Posted 2015-09-16 12:05 PM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 372	Make your life easy Dicor 501 It's self leveling so all you need to do is buy the product and a caulking gun and go to town.
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whohasaplan Reg. Sep 2004	Posted 2015-09-16 2:06 PM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
I too, shall remain nameless! Posts: 2248 Location: Wearing a winter coat......	I sell semi trailers so I use what we use on them. Manus products. Find a semi trailer parts dealer near you and buy it. Way cheaper. I am saying this assuming you have an alum. roof as well. Fiberglass will change it up a bit.
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ruggedchica Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-09-17 9:19 PM Subject: RE: what kind of sealant is best for trailer roofs?
Life Saver Posts: 10477 Location: MT	I was looking into that white RV roof coating for mine. Still haven't done anything yet though.
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