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09-10-2017, 04:40 PM
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Looking for suggestions
Good Afternoon
Looking for suggestion on how to repair the caulking around and behind the outside window flanges. Or should I just retool the caulking?
Although it appears that behind some of the outside flanges most of the caulk has "drooped" or melted from behind them.
Thanks in advance,
Shannon
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09-10-2017, 04:53 PM
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Hi Shannon that looks like the butyl is just squeezing out due to heat. Just remove it with a vinyl scraper, to clean up the residual I use WD-40 and a rag. After that you can wipe with methyl hydrate and run a capping bead of proflex or sikaflex.
Cheers
Doug
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09-10-2017, 05:09 PM
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I used an old credit card, it worked pretty well
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09-10-2017, 05:18 PM
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It's normal. A non-serrated plastic knife works too.
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09-11-2017, 09:06 AM
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Yep! At our orientation Rae mentioned that it would squeeze out and we just needed to scrape it off with some sort of plastic.
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09-11-2017, 09:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PGDriver
...run a capping bead of proflex or sikaflex.
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Highly recommend this. Put some painters tape down standing off the window frame slightly. Peel off before the proflex is completely dry. This provides for a nice, clean application.
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09-11-2017, 11:19 AM
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You can go to harbor freight and for about $10 you can get a four piece plastic chisel set. I know the word chisel sounds harsh but they are just tough tapered plastic blades in four different widths with a good handle on them. The narrowest is 1/2 inch I think. They are very effective on proflex, butyl tape caulk and even Donna's nemesis, the dreaded, SILICONE.
Dave
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09-11-2017, 12:05 PM
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Escape used to provide little plastic scrappers with their orientation kit.
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09-11-2017, 12:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Escape used to provide little plastic scrappers with their orientation kit.
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Hi: cpaharley2008... I thought they were ice scrapers for Florida Escape owners!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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09-11-2017, 12:20 PM
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09-11-2017, 12:30 PM
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Scrapers
Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Escape used to provide little plastic scrappers with their orientation kit.
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Hi Jim
You ought to have enough scrapers for a Necklace. Visited my brother Bruce yesterday. Cracked a couple imports, raided the garden and watched the birds get loopy on overripe pearls that had a little to much fermenting sugar in them. Listened to some jazz. Sensory extravaganza. He was pickleing jalapeños,
Dave
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09-11-2017, 01:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
Highly recommend this. Put some painters tape down standing off the window frame slightly. Peel off before the proflex is completely dry. This provides for a nice, clean application.
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Thanks for that suggestion. I cleaned off all my windows which had badly cracked proflex after ten years. Reapplied on one window, made a terrible mess (I am terrible at caulking) and spent a lot of time and WD40 getting it back off. Now I know how to do it cleanly.
Adrian
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09-11-2017, 01:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PGDriver
.... sikaflex. ...
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SILAFLEX! That sounds familiar. I think that's what Reace used, not ProFlex, to attach the new, longer awning guides to the fiberglass shell. Would that make sense?
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09-11-2017, 02:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by War Eagle
SILAFLEX! That sounds familiar. I think that's what Reace used, not ProFlex, to attach the new, longer awning guides to the fiberglass shell. Would that make sense?
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Yes. There's a whole line of Sika products including some for RVs, but Sikaflex is generally a urethane sealant/adhesive. Sikaflex-221 is commonly available in RV supply stores. It is similar to what holds the windshield in a car - seriously strong and stays flexible. I have a tube of Sikaflex-221 with my tools, waiting for the next thing to need to be attached and sealed.
If doing a new window installation, there's no need for any butyl material - just Sikaflex-221 will hold and seal it... and won't ooze out.
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09-11-2017, 03:33 PM
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We use Sikaflex in situations where we want good waterproofness, good durability and easily washable. It also has a modest amount of flexibility, though nowhere near as much as silicone caulking. Just a short while ago I checked out a shower with a huge window in it. We sealed the window to shower waterproofing with it with Sikaflex, along with a small bead on all the joints between extrusions of the window, and the installation still looked as good as the day it was done well over 10 years ago.
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09-11-2017, 07:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by War Eagle
SILAFLEX! That sounds familiar. I think that's what Reace used, not ProFlex, to attach the new, longer awning guides to the fiberglass shell. Would that make sense?
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Sikaflex! One would think I could spell it correctly since it was right there in the post I was quoting! One would think...
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