Best Rivet Sealant?

[Thane]

I need to reapply sealant to the rivets holding on the roof mounted vents, any tips on the best stuff to use?

I have a leak around one vent (for the wall mounted AC) so I figure I may as well reseal all of the roof vents on my 5 year old trailer.

Thanks.

[Garand]

This is a great forum to ask that question; considering the number of ex-Casita owners here (myself included). I had great success with Goop Marine Sealant:

http://www.westmarine.com/1/1/10133-...nt-3-7-oz.html

Squirt a bit in the hole, coat the rivet, insert/pop, and wipe off the excess. Once it sets up its very difficult to remove. Its also available in many hardware stores and probably a lot cheaper than this website...its just the first one to come up in Google.

Dave

[Geo]

Marine Goop is at most hardwear stores.
I have used it in the past and it work fine for us.
Geo

[Thane]

Thanks for the tip but no joy on my local hardware stores.

Any another ideas?

[Garand]

Almost any weatherproof caulk/sealant should work. Try DAP:

http://www.dap.com/product_details.a...=14&SubcatID=3

but if it were me I would order the GOOP online. Actually, I do 90% of my shopping online...except for the obvious things like 2 x 4s, mulch, sod etc. Most of the time its cheaper to get it online, even including shipping charges.

Dave

[Geo]

PROFLEX found at RV stores
Geo

[Thane]

I found this, it should work fine. Fast Cure Marine Adhesive Sealant 5200

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

Thanks for the tips.

[shanngord]

There may be some irony in an Escape post dedicated to sealing rivets

G

[memobug]

There are a fair number of rivets on the outside hatches and vents and such. I counted a few dozen on my 19. I didn't check the roof. It looks like they're sealed with some kind of silicone RTV:

4 on the door stay
4 on the door stay mount
4 on the battery vent
10 on the small hatch accessory
~16 on the fridge vent lower
3 on the power inlet
3 on the water heater deflector

Regards,

Matt

[Garand]

Originally Posted by memobug

There are a fair number of rivets on the outside hatches and vents and such. I counted a few dozen on my 19. I didn't check the roof. It looks like they're sealed with some kind of silicone RTV:

4 on the door stay
4 on the door stay mount
4 on the battery vent
10 on the small hatch accessory
~16 on the fridge vent lower
3 on the power inlet
3 on the water heater deflector

Regards,

Matt

True...I thought the same thing when making a few mods on Bali Hai. To me, the most significant thing was the application of those rivets. Rather than performing the job of holding the cabinets in place (and other load-bearing functions), the rivets on the Escape (at least the ones I saw) functioned to hold covers and hatches in place. Not only is there far less stress on them and less likelihood of their snapping like those on the Casita, the consequences of a rivet letting loose are less significant.

Let's just call it non-ferrous irony, eh?

Dave

[escape artist]

Hi: All... You can throw away your One A Day+ Irony as there are still app's. of rivets on Escapes. I broke the brittle plastic sewer cap on our '07 5.0s roof. What a duce of a job to get the old one off. The sealant used really stuck so it came off in pieces and the rivets were a larger size than normal hardware store ones. The irony is small cap... big job. I put on a liberal coating of 303 UV. protector so I hope the plastic lasts longer. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[Garand]

The next project on the agenda is to paint all the vulnerable plastic with this:

http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

to protect it from UV. It won't prevent me from breaking stuff, just keep it from getting brittle enough to encourage it.

Dave

[escape artist]

Hi: Garand... Dave I used that paint on one of those cheap white outdoor tables. The other table broke before I got a round tuit!!! Who says the sun don't shine Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[memobug]

Do you think that stuff would work on my wife's VISA card? It's looking awfully brittle of late!

Regards,

Matt

Originally Posted by Garand

The next project on the agenda is to paint all the vulnerable plastic with this:

http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

to protect it from UV. It won't prevent me from breaking stuff, just keep it from getting brittle enough to encourage it.

Dave

[Roger C H]

NOT SILICON!! Use Butyl.

[gbaglo]

Roger,

Can you expand? Why butyl over silicon? And for which applications?

baglo

[gbaglo]

And why does this program flag Butyl as misspelled?

baglo

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by Roger C H

NOT SILICON!! Use Butyl.

I asked March 18, why butyl? And for what applications?

And I'm still waiting for an answer. I did buy some in the meantime.

baglo

[RickM]

see post #2, http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...one-43714.html

and post #3, http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...ape-45255.html

and all of http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...ing-46063.html

[gbaglo]

Thanks. No wonder I couldn't find the info by searching previous threads here. The thread was on the other site.

Of course, the thread didn't address my current problem. I have to see how successful I am at securing a carved elk horn 'belt buckle' to the hardware that actually keeps my pants up. I tried epoxy twice, but for some reason it would soften, with only body heat, and the horn/hardware would shift over time. Went to Rona and he sold me some Marine Silicone ( I got the Butyl at the same time ) and I've tried again.

I don't think butyl is the answer for this application.

baglo