Hector Bravo
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Morning All,
I just purchased a 2013 Jay Flight 26 RLS. While the roof and caulk are in pristine shape I was thinking of putting a layer of Eternabond over all of the caulk seams and vent openings.
From what I have read I understand that I can should clean the area with appropriate roof cleaner, let dry, cut the tape to length, apply without stretching and press, press, press to get to complete contact between the roof/caulk and tape.
At that point, I essentially have maintenance-free seams for the life of the roof? (I know I should still inspect the roof at regular intervals.)
Am I missing something? Does anyone see an issue with this plan or have any tips I might have missed from reading old posts?
My plan is to install vent covers as my next step.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hector
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harold1946
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I would recomend cleaning the areas to be taped with acetone or denatured alcohol to botain the best bond.
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Do not assume you can just press, press, press. Get a heavy-duty roller (used for laying linoleum) and go to town with that - you need to see the adhesive bubble out from the sides to ensure good adhesion.\
To clean the seams, use shellac remover.
Otherwise, you're on the right track!
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dupreet
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Congrats on the new rig. It sounds like a good plan. My only reservation might be how doing that would affect the warrenty??
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the bear II
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Your roof should have a 7 to 10 year warranty. Adding eternabond now might be overkill.
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I would say do it as long as it won't cause warranty problems....Our trailer was only 4 years old and it got a leak in the roof line at the front curve....Still don't know the final cost but we were 2 days away from putting on the same stuff.. I don't wish this on anyone....Only good thing is after it is fixed it'll be better than new the guy that does our work is very good....
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when my 5th whell was new I did exactly that, I covered every seam, all the vents and even around the TV antenna, I changed all the sewer vent caps with the cyclone covers and I have never had anykind of a problem and I have never had anykind of a leak, I also put the vent covers on while I was up there, the best way to do it is to just take your time, clean the spot to be covered really good, they even make their own cleaner, and remember once the tape hits the roof it's not going to move, I took a few days and just worked my way all the way around, it was absolutley worth the money and the time, I check it once a year and I have never done anything else....go for it......if you need to know anything feel free to PM me.......
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JIMNLIN
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Be warned using Eterabond could result in a voided manufactures roof warranty as one member found out.
I would conntact your trailer manufacturer and dealer for their input. They will supply your warranty not us.
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A while back, I opened a thread asking whether eterna-bonding the roof seams on an almost-new TT as a preventative measure was a good idea ...the virtually unanimous opinion was 'yes'....
Well, took the TT to the selling dealer today for some minor work...rep. sees the tape job, asks 'why on earth did you DO that'?, and tells me that: a.) it's not necessary b.) it'll trap water if any water ever gets beneath the tape, and c.) any claim under the roof warranty may get kicked on grounds that the roof has been 'modified'....
thought i did the right thing by sealing the seams, but now not so sure....
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ArcticDodge
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I did exactly as you are considering in 08. So far, my annual inspections yield no water issues. One unexpected benefit of the eternabond is the added protection from tree branches since I do a fair amount of boondocking. There are marks and scuffs but no penetration.
Right or wrong - that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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JIMNLIN wrote:Be warned using Eterabond could result in a voided manufactures roof warranty as one member found out.
I would conntact your trailer manufacturer and dealer for their input. They will supply your warranty not us.
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You are absolutely correct. I would never advise this to someone whose unit is still under warranty. No matter who wants to tell the OP its fine, they won't be the one supplying the warranty repair if needed.
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