Sealant to use on painted metal van body
I have an older camper van E-150 and want to reseal some of the metal vents and covers on the side of the van. The vents and covers are screwed down to the body using what appear to be sheet metal ty...
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classic 31 wrote:
Where you buy the vents at. They also sell a roll of caulking. It is about 1 in wide it is used on RV windows It used to be called Butal tape.you just put a strip down and set the vent or window on it and screw it down you will see the tape start to squeeze out the edge.
Ok, that what I couldn't remember was butal tape which I've also used years ago on a Class-C.
What ever was previously used to seal the vents appears to be more rubbery and solid than butal tape. however this may be due from it's age.
I don't plan on buying vents. I'm going to use the current metal ones that are still in good shape. The quality and thickness of the metal appears to be better than what can be found on the market today.
Most of the RV parts is mass produced overseas in countries such as China, don't really last as are made from very thin metal or plastic.
e.g. I recently purchased a new Progressive Dynamics distribution panel to upgrade the number of AC breakers, great panel however made from plastic is difficult to compare to my older Parallax dist panel made from metal.
I think Parallax, at higher prices, make better quality equipment.
