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EternaBond how-to video
Yahoo Message Number: 109080
Since there has been so much discussion on this site about EternaBond tape for sealing roofs, I thought I'd pass along this tip as seen on today's RV Travel site: http://rvtravel.com/issue411.shtml
 The RV Doctor Gary Bunzer shows how to seal an RV roof leak using EternaBond tape.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ralbn7R_Dy8&feature=player_embedded

Sharon N.

Crossville, TN
 
Re: EternaBond how-to video
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Yahoo Message Number: 109085
"ladysibley"  wrote:

Since there has been so much discussion on this site about EternaBond tape for sealing roofs, I thought I'd pass along this tip as seen on today's RV Travel site: http://rvtravel.com/issue411.shtml ---

Just a comment on the "clean and seal" process: I sealed the seam between the overhead cap and the roof on my 2003 some time back because the original seam was so poorly sealed.  I removed the "bubbled" areas of seam sealer (and all the dirt and water trapped in there!), *scrubbed* the entire seam with a stiff brush and Simple Green, rinsed it carefully, allowed the area to dry well, cleaned the seam area and the areas where the E-bond would go) with Klean-Strip Odorless Mineral Spirits (no residue), applied the Eternabond, and "rollered" it down.
 I wouldn't spend the extra money on Eternabond's spray cleaner and whatever else they're selling (except the roller; the heavy roller works well) *unless* those particular products or techniques were *required* to ensure that the Eternabond tape seals completely; the techniques and cleaners that I used (and those that others used) were effective.  Does anyone have recent experience with using any or all of Eternabond's surface prep products?  Has Eternabond changed the adhesive so that it only sticks (or sticks better) with their prep spray cleaner?  (I wouldn't think that they have, but one never knows!) ???
 "Prepping" is a time-consuming, tedious, and hard-on-the-knees (even with knee pads!) process, but carefully and thoroughly cleaning the surface to be repaired will ensure that the E-bond stays put. I have to "tape" all the roof seams (except the one which is already done) and around all the vents when the weather is reliably warm and dry; oh, golly, I can harldy wait! ;-)

Joan
2003 TK has a new home