unknown gray caulk of doom
hey guys! my name is Sean. first post on this forum, and happy to be here after many recommendations. long story short, I'm rebuilding a classic 79 ford coachman Class C. the truck is in great shape, and so is the campers wood frame(mostly).
it has been decently taken care of, someone made attempted repairs that resulted in all the plywood rotting to nothing, but most of the frame remaining intact. all appliances, while being mostly replaced, still work perfectly and are original. I will be using all of the original windows, door, and exterior metal panels. they are all completely removed and in the yard.
over the last almost 40 years, the repairs appear to be done with whatever the person had on hand, or was suggested to them by somebody else and then used. the result is at least 5 different caulking being used around the entire camper. I've managed to remove most of them, the silicone is tricky but there is one that is worse.
I don't even know what it is, its a silver-gray color and extremely tough. I've tried paint thinner, water based caulk remover, and silicone remover. nothing even lays a finger on it... its like gum thats been somewhere for 100 years, its still pliable, but absolutely will not come off - period.
is the next step heat and scraping? its sort of cold out all of the time now, low 70's as I'm in CT. ill be around here a lot, and am leaving on a cross country journey soon and will be on this site the whole trip! hi! :D. thank you so much!
it has been decently taken care of, someone made attempted repairs that resulted in all the plywood rotting to nothing, but most of the frame remaining intact. all appliances, while being mostly replaced, still work perfectly and are original. I will be using all of the original windows, door, and exterior metal panels. they are all completely removed and in the yard.
over the last almost 40 years, the repairs appear to be done with whatever the person had on hand, or was suggested to them by somebody else and then used. the result is at least 5 different caulking being used around the entire camper. I've managed to remove most of them, the silicone is tricky but there is one that is worse.
I don't even know what it is, its a silver-gray color and extremely tough. I've tried paint thinner, water based caulk remover, and silicone remover. nothing even lays a finger on it... its like gum thats been somewhere for 100 years, its still pliable, but absolutely will not come off - period.
is the next step heat and scraping? its sort of cold out all of the time now, low 70's as I'm in CT. ill be around here a lot, and am leaving on a cross country journey soon and will be on this site the whole trip! hi! :D. thank you so much!
