Eterna bond
Just wondering what people are doing to prep their roof before apply the Eterna bond tape. I saw some videos on you tube, to use Acetone on the roof before applying. It is a rubber roof.
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rode2nowhere wrote:
jbarca excellent pics, my tt is 2 years old and have done nothing to roof but clean, I think this stuff is the way to go and looks permanent!
Thanks for the good words. Glad it helped.
Pending the area you are in (high sun, freeze/thaw winters,) around the 3 to 4 year mark be on the lookout for real fine hair line slits in the caulking. That is the beginning of the problem. The slit is about 1/64 to 1/32 deep at this point and not "yet" an issue. Then come a good freeze thaw a lot winter or extreme heat and towing road flex, that slit opens. Water lays in it, freezes, splits open and now the issues are coming big time.
I was anal about checking the caulking, every time I'm washing the roof, at least 4 times a year or more, and would be on the lookout. Especially going into winter and just coming out of it. See a hair line slit, that is the time to re-Dicor it. Then on about the 5th year, OMG coming out of that winter it started in on my unit and I was on the look out. I had checked the caulk in November, had a bad winter and could not find the roof... until around March. I had at least 4 areas way larger than I wanted to see and that was it. This has to go.
What is worse is the gutter rail the way it is made. Water gets behind the vinyl screw cover strip, festers, over time mold grows, screw heads rust, rusting screw heads then rust the screws and wamo... now there is a wicking path for water to soak right into the cieling area. I took care of that gutter rail issue too.
Methods and materials now exist to eliminate these issues and make an RV roof setup that can be leak free, just wish it would catch on at the factory. Even charge more for the upgrade, I would be the 1st in line to buy it.
Good luck and hope this helps
John
