Gutter rail sealant / adhesive?

[Jay Darst]

Ralph,

THANK YOU!

Very good information!

This will be a big help. Theres a bit more to it than I had planned,
but it shouldn't be a problem...

I don't know what the old RV standard grey putty tape is, I will
check with a RV supplier.

Outside of that, looks pretty straight forward.

Again, Thanks!

Jay Darst
85PT40
Springfield, IL
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
>
> Hi Jay:
>
> I have re done the gutter rails on Coaches. Not an easy thing but
not
> overly hard either. You will need 2 ladders 12 feet or so high and
a 2 X 12
> about 12 feet long to make a scaffold with. Also a square plastic
putty
> trimmer tool and a wheel tool that is used to replace screen on
windows.
>
> I used the old RV standard grey putty tape for the sealant.
Getting the old
> sealant out is done with a utility knife and a 1/2 inch with putty
scraper.
> There are small pieces of rubber backing that goes over where the
screw
> holes are in the railing, be sure to save them when you clean out
the old
> sealant.
>
> There is an indentation in the back of the rail for the putty tape
then
> follow up with a second layer on top of the first. Be sure to
place the
> first and second layers with about a 1/16th to 1/8 th over lap on
the top
> edge of the rail. You will trim this later with the square putty
trim tool
> so the putty is flat after you install the rail back on the Coach.
Then you
> use the screen roller tool to make the cove between the Coach wall
and the
> outer edge of the drip rail, to make the channel for the water to
run off.
> The most important tool is the square plastic putty trim tool, (
$1.68 at
> Ace hardware) This tool will not only trim the excess but leave a
clean
> line of sealant just where it needs to be. One of the hardest
parts is
> removal and replacing the rail over the metal rub rails that is
over the
> windows. It is best to have 2 people for the removal and
replacement as
> that long piece of aluminium gets a little un wildly and it will
come in
> two sections and a piece along the full run. Also patience and
about a 6
> pac per section works well too. Don't forget the rubber
pads for the
> screw holes, this spacer becomes very important when you tighten
the screws
> back into place. They maintain the even gap between the rail and
Coach
> side. I made new ones from rubber gasket material from Napa. It
took a 12
> inch by 12 inch square, and I had some left over for other
projects. The
> scaffold makes the job go faster because you can walk the side of
the Coach
> while trimming and rolling the gutter drip area behind the rail.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
>
> At 12:08 PM 10/20/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> >I am going to remove the aluminum gutter/railing near the top of
the
> >side walls and have it repainted.
> >
> >When its time to install the gutter, what sealant should I use?
> >
> >What did Bluebird use?
> >
> >Has anyone done this procedure?, If so, what did you use? Did it
work
> >out OK?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Jay Darst
> >85PT40
> >Springfield, IL
> >
> >
>