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AwesomeOne's avatar
AwesomeOne
Explorer
Jun 10, 2019

Roof Water Damage

Not sure if this is the proper place on the forum to post this.

I have a 2007 Passport Ultra Lite 25' camper. It has a rubber roof, fiberglass sides, and I believe the front panel is vinyl, but it could be fiberglass.

The seam at the top of the front of the trailer had cracks in the Dicor and leaked a little bit. It happened before I bought the trailer. There is no visible damage inside the trailer, but the curve of the trailer on top (where the front market lights are) is soft, and the vinyl or fiberglass has bubbled up in some places. I temporarily have fixed the leak with silicon. I plan on using that tape stuff (what's it called?) to permanently seal all the projections and seams on the roof in the near future.

Anyway, my question is - is it possible for someone who is very handy to fix the exterior damage to the curve at the front of the trailer? I'm assuming I need to pull that aluminum channel on the seam on the roof off, and then the two aluminum channels on the sides of the front of the trailer. I don't know what to do from there. I don't know what's under the vinyl/fiberglass on the front of the trailer. Can anyone offer any advice?
  • gordinho80's avatar
    gordinho80
    Explorer
    Jun 11, 2019
    I did the roof on mine. I had never done any RV/TT work before... but I consider myself somewhat handy and capable of figuring things out.

    https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29485866/gotomsg/29699907.cfm#29699907
  • opnspaces's avatar
    opnspaces
    Navigator II
    Jun 10, 2019
    It sounds like the front is delaminated. I've read on here about people finding ways to inject an adhesive, maybe epoxy under the skin and then put some kind of clamping force on it until the adhesive dries. I'm not sure how well it works, but a few searches on here might give you some ideas. Here's one posting. Link

    The tape you are thinking about is Eternabond tape. When applied correctly (clean surface and press very firmly) it is not coming back off without significant force.

    Yes silicone is bad as nothing really sticks to silicone, not even new silicone. But that's the 100 percent silicone, if you used standard siliconized exterior caulking you're probably okay. I would buy the 4 inch wide Eternabond and just apply it right over the repaired joint call it a day. Use 6 inch wide tape if the caulking gets too close to the edge for 4 inch tape.
  • SidecarFlip's avatar
    SidecarFlip
    Explorer III
    Jun 10, 2019
    AwesomeOne wrote:
    I can't get Dicor locally. I'll start opening it up here after our next trip and see what I've got.


    You can buy dicor online. Never use silicone.
  • AwesomeOne's avatar
    AwesomeOne
    Explorer
    Jun 10, 2019
    I can't get Dicor locally. I'll start opening it up here after our next trip and see what I've got.
  • GrandpaKip's avatar
    GrandpaKip
    Explorer II
    Jun 10, 2019
    Yep, I would just go at it easily. And don’t use silicone on the exterior.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Jun 10, 2019
    well jump in, lay things out and take pics. sounds like your handy, and whats a surprise or two. most times its a complete rebuild water just eats things up.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Jun 10, 2019
    if you,ve never done this work? hire it out, there could be little damage? or a real mess, might tow it to your favorite body shop or local mom,pop rv dealer for advice.

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