I need to glue a part of my rubber roof back down to the plywood that came up near the rear seam before I redo the dicor lap sealer again. What kind of glue should I use that wont damage the rubber roof?

Well what ever the OEM used, wasn't any good,....so I for sure wouldn't use that. I remember my fleetwood letting loose in several places. But if I had to guess, I'd use a latex marine carpet adheasive. But I'm sure it will have its own specific special type glue that probably ain't as good.

Any contac glue that has NO petroleum products. As a rule, once the rubber is loose, it will NOT adhere like the original, but small areas will. Since we have Dicor rubber roof cement at the shop, that is what we use. Doug

EPDM bonding adhesive, sold at roofing distributors.

So nothing I could pick at Home depot or a hardware store that doesn't come in a 5 gallon bucket? I only need a few oz. to get the job done.

judelaurenzo25g wrote:So nothing I could pick at Home depot or a hardware store that doesn't come in a 5 gallon bucket? I only need a few oz. to get the job done.Aquaseal aka Freesole. Sold in camping/kayaking stores, REI etc. Sticks to rubber and rubber-ish surfaces and to plywood. $6 for a few oz tube. Or any other urethane glue. Manufacturers probably use a decent adhesive but don't put enough adhesive under the rubber, or don't spread it well, or - most likely - don't press the rubber firmly to the entire surface of plywood for 8-10 hours required to cure. So air pockets are left. Don't repeat their mistake and make sure to press it firmly overnight with a piece of 2x4 etc. Put a piece of polyethylene grocery bag between the rubber and the weight, otherwise the weight will glue to the rubber.

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westend
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Mar 17, 2014
EPDM bonding adhesive, sold at roofing distributors.
dougrainer
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Mar 17, 2014
Any contac glue that has NO petroleum products. As a rule, once the rubber is loose, it will NOT adhere like the original, but small areas will. Since we have Dicor rubber roof cement at the shop, that is what we use. Doug
RJsfishin
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Mar 17, 2014
Well what ever the OEM used, wasn't any good,....so I for sure wouldn't use that. I remember my fleetwood letting loose in several places. But if I had to guess, I'd use a latex marine carpet adheasive. But I'm sure it will have its own specific special type glue that probably ain't as good.

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