Spring Maintenance - roof and sealant?

Since the roof's of all my RV's have always been rubber, I've used only Rubber Roof cleaner on them. I know others use different cleaning solutions, but I'm a firm believer in using the product thats made for that product.

I keep a couple tubes of Dicor Lap Sealant on hand all the time. But in years and years of RV ownership with rubber roofs, I used it only 1 time. That was when the radio antenna needed to be reset. The base worked loose and I had to anchor it down again. So, I had to reseal with Dicor. I took that opportunity to go over all the existing places where Dicor was and did some touch up.

I attribute the lack of cracks in the sealant to the fact I'm not using any other product to wash my camper roof except RV rubber roof cleaner and conditioner. Folks discuss on these forums all the time about what product to wash the sides of their camper with. They look for products that won't strip off their latest wax job. But, with it comes to the roof of their camper, they will use just about anything which strips out the chemicals needed to keep the roof water tight! (It just doesn't make sense to me!)

A '14 model RV shoudn't need anything done other than a good check up there for hairline cracks/loose sealant/holes in the roof or cracked or missing roof jacks and other fixtures.

I it needs resealed in a few spots I would use what ever your trailer mfg/roof membrane mfg recommends.

dawzie wrote:
I cleaned my roof with simple green and used flex seal. Guess I'll find out how that stuff holds up.

Flex Seal may not be the best choice for the RV roof.

I don't do anything to my roof anytime except wash it with a little Dawn and a soft brush when it gets a bit of dirt on it. Caulk? Don't mess with any of that stuff either.

My roof issues were resolved in January 2016 with THIS.

No more rubber roofs/caulking/leaks for me EVER!

I cleaned my roof with simple green and used flex seal. Guess I'll find out how that stuff holds up.