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HOW TO RESEAL YOUR RV | Pete's RV Quick Tips
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- Randal Murray from petesrvcenter.com is here to give you all a quick tutorial on how to properly care for and maintain the seals around your RV that need to be caulked. For more info: petesrv.com
Randy wants to show you how to help properly maintain your RV for years of enjoyment, and one fix that he sees a lot of people attempt, and not always do well, themselves is resealing seams on the RV with new caulking. First off he goes over what you are going to need to do the job; proper caulking for the surface, a quality caulking gun with stopper, oder-less mineral spirits, clean rags and sometimes a razor blade to clean out dry, cracked caulking.
To begin with Randy wets a rag with mineral spirits to clean and prep the surface he is going to be sealing making sure to get the entire area including behind the wiper seal. Once everything is cleaned and dry you can get your caulking ready to use and set up in the gun. Make sure not to cut too large of a hole in the caulking tube as too much can interfere with doing a proper job. Placing a thin bead of caulk along the seam, Randy works his way in a single, fluent motion.
The key to doing this job is using the mineral spirits on your finger to help press and spread the caulking into the seam, giving it a professional look and tapering each side to help shed water. Make sure to not do too long of an area, start small and slow so you can work your way up. The same process is done for a vertical seam as well, but make sure that you start with a clean tip to ensure you get a seamless bead.
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Finally, someone who knows what they’re doing, professional. Too many out there making videos that are just RUclips owners but don’t really know what they’re doing
Thanks for watching!
Good comprehensive caulking instruction.
Refreshing to see someone on RUclips, instructing, who has the right to instruct. Too many not so smart people giving not so good tips...."hacks".
Don't hack life, man...live it and do it right.
Put that on a T shirt
Nice technique. As a plumber I have used that style of application on plumbing fixtures for years.
You caulk the same way I did back when I remodeled houses.
Buy some interior stuff for all the cracks in your house. Any crack where roaches can breed should be sealed up. Cabinets especially. When I did this there was no need to call pest control 4 times a year at our rentals. There was a time caulking contractors advertised for this, then the pest control industry lobbied congrerss to make it illegal to do so. I read this years ago in a Handyman book and it did wonders and it was one of the best gems in the whole book
I got rid of all the factory screws that rust and replaced every one of them with stainless steel screws I picked up at the hardware store, and used clear silicone on them as I replaced each one.Thanks for the video.
I was told also to use clear silicone.
Great informational video Randy, as all of yours are. One of the reasons why we are happy we bought our RV from you. No matter what questions we asked, you took the time to explain and show us,even long after we bought in 2012.
Our pleasure!
@@petesrvtv what kind of caulking do you use.?
Awesome job. No BS, straight to the point, lovely looking seal. Appreciated! Keep up the good work, cheers from Hungary!
Thank you, Somogyi! Happy camping!
Hey mate (yup, I'm Australian...), that was probably THE best video I've seen on how to reseal. Thanks very much - Peter V.
Thank you for the great video. Nice Job.
I worked as a seal inspector for several years. Your techniques are used industry wide. A+
Couple of things. Many cleaners leave a residue. Wiping with the dry rag before the cleaner dries is essential to proper seal adhesion. Clean, clean, clean. Cleaning is the most important part of the entire job. Your cleaning was great.
Leaving the cap off the mineral spirits is a no no, for starters it evaporates, but the big issue is when it accidently gets knocked off the bumper and spills all over. That stuff is not cheap. I could go on and on about little kids finding your open bottle of mineral spirits and drinking it or dumping it all over the place, etc...but I won't ....oops, where did that cap go? Darn, now you have to use a rag as a cap....bummer. I pour some mineral spirits into a smaller bottle with a flip top that can be manipulated with one hand, and if it does get knocked over, when open it, won't glug glug glug all over.
If your concerned about absorbing chemicals through the skin of your fingers, wear very tight thin latex gloves. But if your just a weekend fixer of your RV, it won't be enough to kill you. Do it every day? might consider the gloves.
And finally, spit, yes spit on a bare finger gives the nicest seal and appearance of all. But avoid this practice, your introducing all kinds of stuff into your seal, and your ingesting seal and bacteria. It's just gross. Not to mention that in applications that are industrial and require inspection, spit is NOT APPROVED for any applications. But........if you have an tight area that the rag is making a mess of...............spit on that finger!!! smooth it out....tap that corner down perfect.....wash your hands..
You are 'The Man'.
I did mine. Scraped out the old stuff. Cleansed it gasoline. Stinky but works well. Gave it a final clean with glass cleaner. The used painters tape to make a crisp edge. Worked great.
Outstanding. I am caulking my Class A now. I needed the tips!
You Rock!! Great lesson 😊👍🏻I just bought my first small 1997 sportsman and I need to seal the outside. I found two areas inside where the wallpaper is bubble but not stained. I’m going to go buy the products you mention today and start the sealing lesson just in case. I live in Florida and we get a lot of rain. I’ll be slowly and doing what you said in your AWESOME video. Thanks so very much.
A happy camper student 🥰🙏🏻
No problem Laura, happy camping!
yep i was gonna say i learned from a sealent pro always go both ways to get a proper seal. you got it.
Outstanding just bought an old RV gonna seal the entire thing after EternOBond tape on the roof...thanks for the tips!!!
Happy camping!
Thanks Randy for the great video , going to tackle this tomorrow, hopefully get rid of my leak that I developed last weekend !
You made it look relatively easy!
Thank you again pal
Happy to help, Randy!
Props to Karl that videography was on point!!
Best caulking video I've seen. Thank you!
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Happy to help, Chris!
The fellow knows what he is doing. Good work. Thanks
Yeah Buddy, yes he is. Thanks again Randy for another exceptional how-to. I have always used water to set the bead but that mineral spirit looks like it does much better. And definitely keeps your finger cleaner. I am clear over on the other side of the country or I would definitely stop by. Thanks Man, I am Grateful.
Slim Lundeen thanks my friend! If there is anything you would like to see, let me know and we will see if we can’t put it together.
Great video with good instruction. I've wondered how it's done the right way. I tried last year and didnt do so great. Thankfully I only had a small section. Will tackle all when warmer weather comes. Probably next Spring. Thanks for the tips
THAT IS EXACTLY HOW YOU DO IT BOYS.
I use a spray bottle of water and my finger. No messy caulk joint as the caulk won’t stick to the water and the lines are perfect.
I use soapy water on my finger when smoothing out the caulk.
Nice to have professional take on this. Thank you
Boy that does look super professional! Thanks for this - I'm about to work on my own RV to prepare for winter camping.
many thanks - will try it your way!
Very well done, great video my friend! Always wondered how they did such a fine job. Now I know. Thanks!
Wow what a great job I must subscribe dude knows what he’s doing 👍
Glad to help!
Thank you! I feel confident to try it now!
Thanks for posting this!!!
Thanks. I'm about to buy an older 5th RV and want to seal it.
Awesome tip!! Thanks for showing it to us....
Randy in the house!!!
vegasdavetv Hey there Dave! If there is anything you would like me to make a video on, let me know. I will see what we can do. Thanks for the continued support my friend! Randy
Great video and excellent tips! This was helpful!!!
Great video…
Thanks!!
Great technique...now to do ours! Many Thanks!
Very skilled.Very good👍 my little rv has got some water ingress,aluminium body ,leak seems to be comming from central sky light and running along to rear bathroom area.No water ingress around sky light but i hear the water running along ,could also be leaks where rear ladder's joined too.
What kind of caulk do you recommend?
Kathy Carbaugh geocell RV
Why would you not use something with RV in the name for an RV?
You make it look so easy.
Thanks Randal,nice job
Great pointers, excellent explanation.
Wow, what an awesome video. Thanks.
Thank you! Excellent !
VERY NICE AND INFORMATIVE THANKS !!!
Great job,
This is great tutorial. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Thanks
This is great. I just bought an older trailer house that has a relatively new roof, but I found a couple of seams on the sides where the old caulking was really poorly done and is leaking with heavy rains. This looks like it will work just as well for my application as for an RV, so off to Home Depot I go!
Thanks for the tip! Cant wait to try this out
Tky so much I lived by myself and I have a 40ft fifth wheel chal
All caulking guns have that release tab to back off the pressure. Good caulking guns do it automatically when you stop pulling the trigger.
Thanks. Great tips.
Good Afternoon,
Have you ever resealed outside vertical wall seams on a aluminum trailer?? Any help would be great appreciated. Thanks
I spoke with dicor the other day because I'm trying to remove all the crap the previous RV owner did which is literally everywhere and they recommend using mineral spirits to remove their product then to use Dawn and dish soap and then use denatured alcohol to remove the residue of the mineral spirits.
What I don't understand is if you're putting mineral spirits before you were caulking the mineral spirits is going to leave a residue. How is that going to stick??
Great video. Hopefully It will turn out better than my bath tub calk job. What products dirld you use for the seams?
Very very good!
Thanks Joel!
Thank you!
Somone caulked the transition trim where the rubber roof meets the trim piece along the sides of my grand design. Seems to me there shouldn’t be any there. Am i right? It’s all cracking loose. Should I clean and redo it? I just finished the front lap joint with self leveling. Looks ok. Not as smooth as the oem job.
That was a great demo thanks for sharing! I do t know what the problem here in Canada when I ask for mineral spirits. Every answer is “huh?” I did this work thousands of times when I was in the RV industry but used acetone successfully. But the breathing of that ship is horrible. I don’t really like this part of maintenance but I gotta tackle my roof this spring..
Wouldnt a silicone sealer be a better application due to the flexing and movement that driving an rv or towing a trailer will produce?
Thank you
Good eye with that 22 degree angle…
What kind of make and model or the sealant do we use? That’s my question. I don’t know which one to buy. There’s so many.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Great video. I just wish my $34 tube of caulk wouldn’t dry up after I’ve used a tiny bit.
Does the same logic apply to the aluminum sididng
Hey there Sunshine!
I do recommend using the same methods and logic on both the Aluminum and Fiberglass sided units.
Thanks for watching! Randy
I cut more of a 22.374 degree angle. I just feel it works better.
Very helpful. Thank you
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Petey Pete’s peeps. You should tell beginners to put tape down. Both sides. Or buy the pinstriping tape. You can peal middel strip of tape out. And calk. And peal tape away after you’ve wiped it with finger. Then they learn . Slowley lol
Thanks!
Happy to help, Sheldon!
So maybe I missed this part but are you removing the old caulk first or just caulking over the old? Also, how often does this have to be done?
No he didn’t remove and yearly for insurance
I really want to know this too!!!!!!!!
He removes it if it is loose, and depending on what it looks like. He mentioned using a razor blade I think. Best to pull the old stuff off, then clean it, then go the whole length with new stuff and make it nice.
If the old caulking flakes or peels off with a gentle yet firm swipe of the finger then I recommend removing it all first otherwise both the old and new caulking will flake off eventually due to bad adhesion.
honestly I would just remove the caulking all together takes longer but you will get better product.
Thanks ... excellent video ... going to try tomorrow
I wish your shop was in Florida !
Good tip, i use too much caulk.
🔥🔥🔥 video!
Thanks god bless
Nice tips thanks 👍👍
Hi, thanks for the video. But, I thought Silicone caulk would not stick to itself.
Great video! Now I'm ready to tackle this daunting task! Any hints on how to get old silicone off??
A clean razor, or a caulk scraper work wonders for removing old material.
Randy, names Jim and I just bought a 1978 Tioga 2 16'6" camper and need to reseal the front overhead sleeper window, it has a lot of old calk that I need to remove (they just piled it on over the years) to take the window out and reinstall it and calk it correctly. Can you give me an idea of how to completely remove all the old calking? I thought about using an eraser wheel to take it all off but im not sure if it will work,
the shell of the camper is all fiberglass and I can see light coming through the bottom of the window along the edge between the window and the cut out the window that the window sits in.
Take the window out completely. If you can see daylight under the window, then it's too small for the opening. Get some epoxy or fiberglass and build the bottom up to where it should be in order for there to be no light seen. You can use a single edge blade window paint scraper to remove the caulk. Maybe even a good pocket knife. Correct the window before you attempt to caulk anything.
Plastic Scraper and lots of cleaner. Time and patience. NO Razors!!! NO Metal Scrapers!!
Should i use a roof seal on my aluminum skinned roof?
When you do windows do you keep the same process ? Frame windows are not so hight so sealant does it go over the window frame? Thanks great video.
I can see through the cracks as the wall edges deteriorated. Can I still use this method? I inherited a very old RV that is fiberglass bullet shaped.
YOU ~ ROCK ! !
did anyone catch the name brand of the caulk?
it must be silicone based, correct?
No. No silicone on rv exterior. Sikaflex, geocell, or dicor.
Thank you for this!
I have an rv thats real old but works, bought it cheap. the super glue they used is clear, and looks yellowish and cracked. should I sand it off and recaulk it with WHITE Looking paste or the same kind they used? I don't know the exact brand they used. I bought this betanyl tape? and I call myself placing it over the cracks on the roof and don't even know if I did it right.
New drinking game. Drink every time he says caulking. I’m already drunk. Lol
Good video
Does this RV sealant stick to RV sealant? Can you go over the old stuff if it doesn't look too bad?
Nice job. Looks like you may have done that once or twice before.
What caulk do you recommend. Looks like you used a silicone
Ive heard mineral spirits can destroy an rv roof? T or F?
Also😂😂😂😂 You just reminded me WHY a few spots Look like my RV went through an earthquake.....it did & I WAS INSIDE. It was Terrifying i thought a massive truck had hit me but went outside & no one. Was completely freaked out till my friend told me it was an earthquake 😂😂😂
So mineral spirits and a small caulk bead.
Do you have to remove old caulking before recaulking
We have a popout in our 27 foot camper and a leak in the corner just after the popout, on the back wall in corner. Any ideas where the leak might be coming in?
NICE CAULK ;)