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Post by HeavyD on Oct 14, 2015 17:14:58 GMT -8
Looking to seal some small exterior pieces. Like side marker lights, window eye brows. Seems like the 1/8 butyl tape would be a little thick for this application and a little difficult with the odd shapes. I was thinking about using some trempro 635 polyurethane from VTS. Bad idea? Is there something better? Thanks.
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Post by vikx on Oct 14, 2015 23:59:50 GMT -8
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 17, 2015 18:40:16 GMT -8
I use putty tape and I just split it down the middle for small things like brows and marker lights. Also when I am trimming the excess putty tape from things like J Rail and Window Frames I use the excess for those items. That way I use up the waste and save a couple of bucks in the mean time.
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Post by HeavyD on Oct 18, 2015 3:42:16 GMT -8
OK, thanks. I'll go that route. Makes me wonder why they make all these squeezable adhesive/sealants.
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 18, 2015 8:08:39 GMT -8
OK, thanks. I'll go that route. Makes me wonder why they make all these squeezable adhesive/sealants. Because people are always looking for an easy way out. The Europeans have a saying about the US. "The Americans will do the right thing in the end, but only after trying all the wrong things first." Same applies here. I've watched people try every sealing method sold at HD and other big box stores spending lots of money on "easy fixes" only to finally go about it in the right way in the end. Either that or give up completely. If all the "easy" methods of sealing a trailer actually worked, don't you think the manufacturers would use them to save money on labor and materials? I watched a video last night on what to look for when buying a used trailer. This guy was pointing out all the weather leaks and damage caused and he was 100% right until he started talking about preventive measures that would have kept the trailer dry. Then he was all about calking. Calking the edges of a membrane roof top. Calking the windows. Calking the doors. Calking the edge caps. He would have used 30 tubes of calking on this trailer the way he was talking and he was totally wrong. We all know that calking does not work. I pointed that out on his You Tube video and will probably get flamed in the comments section for it. |
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Post by Ten on Oct 18, 2015 8:17:33 GMT -8
OK, thanks. I'll go that route. Makes me wonder why they make all these squeezable adhesive/sealants. Because people are always looking for an easy way out. Goodness knows I am always seeking "easy"... I did just what Mobiltec suggests here, saved all the trimmin's from the windows and J-rail. I would estimate that trimming the J-rail installation gave me back almost a half of what I had used in terms of the rolls of putty. Some of the trimming in the tricky spots got thrown out but the flat and open areas yielded a quart ziplock-bagful of the leftover. It works well for the small trim areas. |
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