Roof Trim

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Steve,

More proof, that no two Birds are alike.
Taking another closer look,
The four smaller window awnings are below the drip rail, The much
larger over the door awning in above the drip rail , I now understand
why you removed the awnings. This is a task, I was trying to avoid.
Good input about the Imron Paint.
It would be nice to solve this problem without removing the Awnings
or the drip rails.

Bill 88 FC Michigan




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, ebirder2000@... wrote:
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> Bill,
> I performed this task last year on my coach. I am remembering
the job
> just a little differently than you describe. On my coach the
aluminum drip trim
> is below the awning above the windows. I did not remove this trim,
simply
> caulked the space between the coach and the drip trim on the upper
side. (Some
> areas the space was significant). I used a caulking product called
Pro Flex
> and was able to match the color somewhat closely. (Almond I
believe)
> I also caulked the awning to coach. For this I removed the
awning from
> the coach, removed the old foam/rubber strip that was between the
awning and
> the coach, installed a new strip of double backed foam tape
between the awning
> and coach and reinstalled the awning. After reinstalling, I
caulked the
> upper edge of the awning rail to coach joint. (I highly recommend
that the awning
> removal is a two or three man job. When I did mine, I attempted
this alone.
> The awning tries to unravel and fortunately my wife came by the
garage at an
> opportune moment or I might still be hanging on out in the garage).
> The paint did not "chip" away on my coach but the 79 coaches
did not
> have Imron paint on them. The Imron paint on your 88 coach might
act differently
> than the alkaline based paint.
> The result was satisfactory and helped the dripping rain from
running
> down the side of the coach. Un- fortunately in a heavy rain it
still drips
> through, albeit not nearly as much.
>
> Steve Anderson
> 79 FC 35
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>
> In a message dated 1/10/2008 5:14:10 A.M. US Mountain Standard
Time,
> billpatty@... writes:
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> This is the time of year, when I do full Bird detailing. not a fun
job!!
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> There is rain water leaking behind the trim that runs the full
length
> of the Bird above the awnings, on each side This is only an
exterior
> leak , but water runs behind the awnings , then down the windows.
>
> Has anyone removed this trim and recaulked???H
> Will the paint chip??
> Does the awnings need to be removed???
> What type of caulk is used???
> It looks like windshield butyl. about 1/4 gap to fill.
>
> Bill 88 FC Michigan
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