Roof vent leak

[Leroy Eckert]

I do not know for certain about the plate screws because I have not had the
problem. If I took a guess, it would be that the screws screw into Rivnuts. As
for the blue and white epoxy, it works great until UV tears it up. It is
paintable.
Depending upon the material, there is a product out there called Plastic Weld
available at O'Reillys that works well if applied properly. I have used it on
plastic interior parts on the airplane with excellent results. It is paintable.
Another deal is to use JB Quick on fiberglass cracks if properly prepared, the
cracks stop. Just some info from a person who is off the chart on these things
and has good results.

Note: Properly prepared is the operative word. You can hurry the painter, but
you cannot hurry the paint.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: James Harvie
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:58 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Roof vent leak


I was on top of my bus, last week, cleaning out the storage pods, and I
noticed 3 things. I had a small crack in one of the vents, the diamond plate was
loose, and 2 of the brackets that hold those 3 bullhorns on, were broken.
Yesterday I went back up, tightened up the screws on the plate. I'm not sure if
they have nuts on the other end, but I thought I was going to have to drill
oversize and install oversize screws. They were all loose, some I got 8 or 9
turns out of the screwdriver, but they all tightened up nice and tight. For the
crack in the vent, I cleaned it down with Enamel Reducer, and used that 2 part
liquid epoxy. You can get it in any auto parts store, and I'm not sure but maybe
Wally World has it too. Just look for the 2 plastic syringes tied together. One
part is blue, one clear. When you mix the two, it turns milky white, then about
20 seconds later, it turns clear. I applied it with a small Artists brush. I
think this is a good way to go. It is thick
enough, so if you have gaps, you can bridge them and I think would add
strenght.Just remember it dires in about a minute, so don't mix more than you
can use in that time. Not sure if it's paintable, or not I threw the package out
a long time ago. I plan on adding a Fantastic fan in that hole a little later,
but for now I have 2 lists. One's a" want" list, and one's a "need" list. I'm
doing the need list first, driveline maintanence, new tires etc. I may fabricate
new brackets, for those Bullhorns, I don't think those are heavy enough. I may
point them down too, to keep the debris out.
Jimmy Harvie
82FC 35 SB
Boston Ma.

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