Roof Repair - Lance Aluminum Roof

gregdennis53 wrote:
I have a Lance camper with a one-piece aluminum roof. A tree branch fell on the roof and made two tiny - almost invisible - punctures in the roof. I am not even sure that water could get in, but I don't want to take any chances.
Suggestions on repair? Hopefully some sort of simple "paint on" rubber coating that I can just put on the spot of the puncture and not have to do the entire roof?

Thanks, and Happy Camping!

Snow Seal..I coat all my aluminum roofs with Snow Seal coating..Keeps it cool inside also...Never ever had a leak using this product on multiple truck campers and trailers.

It will seal the pinholes in your roof and never leak..I would do the whole roof though and keep it cooler inside on the hot sunny days.

When I removed the TV antenna from my Lance, I made a patch using a roll of aluminum flashing, and Eternabond double-stick tape. Cover the hole with the patch, then use any of the roof coating products recommended above.

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I've been walking on my 19 yo Lance roof with no problem and it holds my 220lb (+ tools) just fine.
For roofing repairs, HD come with new generation stuff just few years ago.
I used it on my flat house roof 2 years ago and on my rubber roof on TC a year ago (2nd TC is Fleetwood). Holds great and the only issue on house tar roof is discoloration.


Link to HD site.

Lance's roofs are very capable of walking directly on the metal. However, kneeling in one spot can compress the underlayment slightly but won't damage the roof.

You can either use a little rubber paint like specta suggested or add a touch spot of dicor sealant. We do an annual paint of the seams with an elastic paint made by Hengs. Just make sure you clean the spot including the depression to ensure a good adhesion.

I recently replaced both vents with Fan Tastic vents with 3-speed fans.
I was told not to walk on the aluminum roof without putting down some planks to spread my weight. There's not as much material under the aluminum as there is under a ribber roof.



This is what I'm using to seal the edges. Its made for aluminum roofs.