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CincyGus
Feb 27, 2019Explorer II
unless the edges of the tape are coming up and giving and opportunity for water to get under it, I'd leave it alone. Just monitor and make sure you don't have that issue. If it were me, that's all I would do other than regular inspections to make sure the edges of the tape are staying adhered well.
If you feel you must remove it in the summer, use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm it before trying to scrape it off with a plastic flat edge scraper. Then clean the dicor off, clean and prep the surface and start again, letting the dicor harden for a few weeks, then seal with a wide piece of tape to get good adhesion at least an inch or so on each side of the dicor.
I'm cleaning my new campers roof, purchased in the fall, as soon as the temps are stabilized in the 60's and applying Eternabond tape around all edges of the roof and every fixture on the roof (Antenna, AC, Skylights, Fan Vents, Fridge Vents, everything). Prep is everything but when done right, it lasts and performs for a very long time needing inspections and a very occasional patch/replacement, usually due to new damage from a limb.
If you feel you must remove it in the summer, use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm it before trying to scrape it off with a plastic flat edge scraper. Then clean the dicor off, clean and prep the surface and start again, letting the dicor harden for a few weeks, then seal with a wide piece of tape to get good adhesion at least an inch or so on each side of the dicor.
I'm cleaning my new campers roof, purchased in the fall, as soon as the temps are stabilized in the 60's and applying Eternabond tape around all edges of the roof and every fixture on the roof (Antenna, AC, Skylights, Fan Vents, Fridge Vents, everything). Prep is everything but when done right, it lasts and performs for a very long time needing inspections and a very occasional patch/replacement, usually due to new damage from a limb.
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