Taken it...one leak at a time

[SilverHoot]

Originally Posted by Rex Crabtree

SLC = Shasta Lake City, CA.

Closest one so far.

[Wingeezer]

So far, I've only had a couple of minor leaks to fix in our trailer, bought used a couple of seasons ago.

Luckily they have all been relatively easy to find and cure - two were just above window frames, and the last was due to someone (factory?) torquing the skylight screws down too much and cracking the plastic flange in many places. I have that "gooped up" now but really should replace both skylights.

I have hear of equipment available to pressurize the trailer and then look for leaks from outside with a spritzer bottle of soapy water.

I'd be inclined to try that if I had a leak that was hard to pin point.

If I ever had to, I wondered about making a plywood panel that could be clamped over the rectangular luggage hatch over the back bumper. I would connect a dryer hose to a hole in the panel and put an electric leaf blower on the other end of the hose. Seemed to me it might be easier to do it that way that at the main trailer door.

Think it would develop enough internal pressure to work or are there just so many places for the air to escape that a much larger blower would be needed?

Anyone tried anything similar

Brian.

[Trex]

I removed and inspected the front roof vent today. Pulled the double top cover and found that the original Airstream plastic vent cover was cracked. So, I checked the replacement cost on line, for new vent cover from Inland RV….$99.00 bucks! Drove over to the locate RV center across the freeway and purchased a new vent kit for $49. No fan, but that’s O.K.







Old owner used bondo to seal around the old vent, so I had to get the sander out to prep openning.


Removed the old vent and cut the hold square, using templet supplied with the kit. My question is... do I use Vulkum to seal around the new vent, or buy some sealer tape? Or use both?
trex

[Trex]

Hey SilverHoot.....

I live behind the Old Giant Orange Restaurant off of Cascade Blvd in Pine Grove. I would like to see your trailer someday, or if you would like to check out my project, you're more than welcome to stop by my place. 3008 West St. trex

[Trex]

Installed the new roof vent this morning…. The kit didn’t come with a gasket, so I used some double sided tape, vulkum, and 3/16 inch pop rivets.





In the afternoon I installed ETERNABOND MICROSEALANT tape around the base of the vent. The rest of the day I sealed the front windows, the road side vista window, and the full length of the awning.

Tomorrow I will fix the leaks around refrigerator vent….hopefully

trex

[Trex]

Rained 2" last nite.... still leak'en around the awning bolts and/or vista window. The good news is the street side vista window and the two wing windows are no longer leak'en. Also the new roof vent and refrigerator vent are good to go. 5 leaks down, 2 to go, maybe three! Fun, Fun, Fun tell your daddy takes the.....Vulkum away! trex

[Trex]

Weather report says rain on Sat. nite... finished sealing the last leak yesterday, hopefully. The front awning bolts were the problem, I think. I guess I will find out tomorrow if my final leak has been stopped! trex

[Trex]

It has rained really hard here at the old duck farm since I sealed my last leak in the Old Girl.... O'HAPPY DAZE! No sign of water in the Old Girl! My last coat of Smart Primer will go on the inside skin today. The Bunny and I will pick out colors tonite at Home Depot. I may keep the ele. heater on all nite after the first coat of paint. I like the Smart Primer so far. Hopefully it will do it's job and stop the sticky stuff.
Trex