Eternabond tape on fiberglass sides
My 2011 Jayco X17C has a leak. It’s a HTT and on the front bed the there’s a seam where the fiberglass siding meets the metal trim, water is seeping in. It’s not much but enough that it’s wicking up a...
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While you could do that, I suspect it isn't going to look pretty.
The better route is to remove the aluminum trim, then remove and clean up the caulking that is under the trim.
Then add new caulking and reinstall the aluminum trim.
To remove the aluminum trim, you will need to remove the plastic cover on the trim, that will uncover the screws that hold the trim in place.
You might be able to reuse the plastic cover if it hasn't gotten brittle but better yet, you can buy new plastic cover material..
Looks like this..
1" wide can be found HERE
You will need to measure the width as there are different trim widths.
The caulking used under the aluminum trim is a flat butyl rubber tape, very sticky when new..
Looks like this..
Found HERE for $18 for 30ft
Do it right the first time with the correct products, otherwise you will regret the results of attempting to remove a product that is called "Eternabond"..
The better route is to remove the aluminum trim, then remove and clean up the caulking that is under the trim.
Then add new caulking and reinstall the aluminum trim.
To remove the aluminum trim, you will need to remove the plastic cover on the trim, that will uncover the screws that hold the trim in place.
You might be able to reuse the plastic cover if it hasn't gotten brittle but better yet, you can buy new plastic cover material..
Looks like this..
1" wide can be found HERE
You will need to measure the width as there are different trim widths.
The caulking used under the aluminum trim is a flat butyl rubber tape, very sticky when new..
Looks like this..
Found HERE for $18 for 30ft
Do it right the first time with the correct products, otherwise you will regret the results of attempting to remove a product that is called "Eternabond"..
