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Re: The Eternabond Blues......
Thought I should update my story a bit. We got home from our Christmas vacation, I covered the trailer and left it till just last week. Imagine my surprise, seeing all that Eternabond that had lifted six months earlier, now under the July sun and under the cover had stuck itself to the rubber roof and everything else it touched. I caulked the leading edges and we went camping. Not far but it did rain and we stayed dry. The damage is done however. I pulled the ceiling and insulation in the bathroom off and am letting it dry for the rest of the summer. I'm really not in a roof replacing mood.446Views0likes0CommentsRe: The Eternabond Blues......
I did use a roller on some of my Eternabond repairs but can't say for sure if I used it on those in question. At any rate, I didn't just lay the tape down, I pressed hard. I also cleaned everything very well and worked in the hot noonday sun to get maximum adhesion. However, I find it very strange that twice, a 2' section of a nearly 8' stretch of tape lifted off while the rest stayed put. I'll try Lacquer Thinner if there is a next time, but I seem to think that acetone was also an option. Maybe I'm wrong about that. The trailer is covered now and I'm making plans to replace the rubber roof this spring.446Views0likes0CommentsThe Eternabond Blues......
I've used Eternabond Tape while patching/ repairing my 20 year old rubber roof and have, initially, been quite impressed with the product. I mostly used it to cover the joint between the aluminum siding and roof membrane after lifting off the rubber to repair some roof sheathing rott. I used acetone to clean all surfaces prior to using the tape. The last time I worked on the roof was last summer and in the fall, parked in my driveway with much rain, the repairs seemed to hold up well. However on a recent trip the leading edge in both front and rear joints lifted up near the center and caused leaks. No tape residue was left, it came off as though I had never applied it. Has anyone else had this tape lift off like I describe? What is the cure to prevent this in the future? Looks like I'll probably redo the whole roof this summer, but I had planned on using Eternabond on the front and rear seams, now I'm not do sure about that. Any thoughts? Moved to Tech Issues forum from DIY.7.8KViews0likes20CommentsTowing with my 5.4 L.....
We just returned from a 3200 mile loop through California. Left greater Vancouver on Boxing Day and returned 2 weeks later. Pulled our 1994 Terry with the E350 12 passenger powered by the old 5.4 L. We were about 14,000 pounds GCVW and about 500 pounds over GRVW, the van performed flawlessly. Returned 9 mpg per US gallon on average with 12 for a high between Redding and Bakersfield and 7 for a low from Furnace Creek (in Death Valley) to Tonopah NV. The van handled all the big hills in and out of Death Valley very well and I never saw the water temp gauge go over normal. I don't think I would ask this motor to do much more on a regular basis, but it probably could.2.1KViews0likes8Comments
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