Self-Leveling Lap Sealant Application

[Dave Randolph]

How much coverage does one get from a tube of self-leveling lap sealant? I need to do all the vents the ladder attachments on the roof & the caps

 

[PS89]

Get 2 or 3 tubes. They will keep. Pick up a couple of those caulk savers from Harbor Freight or Amazon. They look like long plastic screws and work really well for saving a partial tube for later.

 

[16ACE27]

Caulk Saver Condoms FTW!

Amazon.com

 

[Dave Randolph]

 

[ducksface]

Consider eternabond tape anywhere you can use it.
I think most folks here will agree it's about 100x better than liquid sealants.

 

[galOnTheGo]

be sure to clean the areas that you apply. I didn't clean well and about a month later it was peeling off.

 

[Dave Randolph]

I have some eterna bond. I will put that on but I have a small leak around the fan over the bed (2015 axis 24.1). I did a quick fix with geocell. It is too cold (40s) and rainy to clean and apply the eterna bond of dicor. I want to have the dicor on hand when I get enough good weather to clean the roof and apply the stuff

 

[Bob Nodine]

Caulk Saver Condoms FTW!

Amazon.com

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Those will not work well, the caulk will harden in the spout. The ones in the link below available at Lowe's work better than anything else I have tried and you can reuse them.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/HANDy-Hand...S9izibTqVN6i2pyzXxRoCo4QQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Dave Randolph]

I usually stick a nail in the tip

 

[PS89]

I usually stick a nail in the tip

Yeah, that works for the short term. Anything more than a few months and you'll likely end up throwing the partial tube away.

 

[Chateau_Nomad]

Wrap the entire tube in stretch film (Saran Wrap). I have open tubes of ProFlex over two years old that still work fine. Also some expensive gray Sherwin Williams caulk that's 4 years old... still like new. Key is sealing out any air.

First REMOVE any threaded extension tip and CLEAN THOROUGHLY... either mineral spirits or soap and water. Wrap the tube TIGHTLY with several wraps of stretch film. Wrap the extension tip onto the tube with a final wrap... so it doesn't get lost.

Then... order several rolls of Eternabond and get busy REALLY sealing your roof!!

 

[rudyhehn]

I used 2 tubes of Dicor for my 33 foot class A. I cleaned the joints with mineral spirits first and it had done well. I recheck it twice a year and recaulk all joints every 2 years.

 

[Chateau_Nomad]

That's exactly what I USED to do... until I got tired of the re-caulking. After I covered all the seams with Eternabond, all that's left is routine roof cleaning with soapy water. I just inspect everything while I'm up there cleaning and hosing off. I haven't used a tube of roof sealant in nearly three years. Sorry Dicor...

 

[NOMO925]

Two tubes will do the whole thing with a bit left over. That stuff is expensive. I do keep a caulk gun in the rig just in case you need to perform a repair on the road though.