How To Seal Center Seam Of Aluminum Popup Roof

Pulled the center trim and found a black rubbery tape 1 wide smooth and sticky on one side and a thin sticky foam on the other side.

How to seal center seam of aluminum popup roof.

Insert the tube into a caulking gun and apply a steady line of sealant around these areas. Sweep the metal roofing sheets of all dirt and debris with a push broom. I go over what kind of sealant i used to fill the cracks and holes that could leak and ruin the camper. I have a popup camper with an aluminum roof.

Peel back the. Crazy patch crazy patch is a fiber infused silicone moisture curing mastic with excellent adhesion to most surfaces. Sealants are used in many different applications in metal construction ranging from standing seams metal end laps roof penetrations and curbs to expansion joints roof to wall transitions roof steps and height changes ridge expansions gutter seams and many others. Metal panels create a couple of distinct challenges for sealants.

There is an piece of trim that covers the seam but the sealant had failed. Position the tape with the release backing on the top side. This video is about waterproofing your pop up camper. How to seal between metal roofing sheets.

I removed the trim cleaned it and the roof. Eternabond seam seal tape decor lap sealant will use for other edges not the center seam and gorilla glue for the screw holes gorilla glue is waterproof. Option two is a canned sealant formulated specifically for fiberglass rv roofs. Repairing a metal roof seam with turbo poly seal is simple and it is a do it yourself p.

The stuff stretches like a rubber band. Lay 3 inch wide butyl tape. Crazy caulk is generally used to seal seams such as the seams along the sides of an rv or seams created where components such as gutter systems attach to the roof. Decided it would be prudent to seal the center seam in my son s 1994 coleman.

Lay 6 inch wide butyl tape over all horizontally lapping end seams.