Eternabonding the windows.....
Now that I got ur attention..... :B Was in the shop today and the rubber/synthetic sticky tape they put around house windows these days got me thinking. Why not do that on RV's? Wrap the window c...
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Bert the Welder wrote:
Was in the shop today and the rubber/synthetic sticky tape they put around house windows these days got me thinking. Why not do that on RV's?
Wrap the window cutout with Eternabond tape, maybe the 2" stuff, inside the cutout frame and out over the outside. Just enough that it doesn't peek out from beneath the window frame. Then butyl on top to bed the window.
Why bother with the first step. Just butyl tape.
I do NOT believe that ANY caulk/sealant lasts "forever". When you place it between two dissimilar materials and expose it to a "non-sheltered" environment you have two powerful forces acting against it.
All materials heat and shrink with ambient temperature changes. The bigger the change in temperature the more expansion/contraction. This is a very powerful force working AGAINST your caulk/sealant !
Sunlight, especially the Ultraviolet portion of the spectrum, causes material to "breakdown" over time.
IMHO, design seals to accept butyl tape and be easily replaced.
