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Glenn Williams (Glenn)
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Username: Glenn
Post Number: 84
Registered: 6-2006
Posted From: 216.163.56.84
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 11:54 am: | |
Things are coming along nicely with my MCI. I am ready to seal the RV windows to the body and I need to know what is commonly used. I belive in my old Winnie it was some sort of double sided sticky tape, but I wonder if there is something better on the market. Thanks!
Glenn |
David (Davidinwilmnc)
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Username: Davidinwilmnc
Post Number: 187
Registered: 7-2005
Posted From: 152.20.216.103
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 12:22 pm: | |
I'd use butyl tape. It's not exactly double-sided, but it's sticky all the way through. It stays fairly soft and doesn't dry out and crumble with age. Keep it cool, especially right before you apply it, else it's a nasty, gooey mess.
David |
Amy E. Riley (Familycoach)
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Username: Familycoach
Post Number: 8
Registered: 9-2007
Posted From: 130.76.96.15
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 2:56 pm: | |
Glenn, we used the butyl tape and it worked really well for us. It stays very pliable, but gets really sticky if out in the sun for to long. We kept putting ours in the soda/beer fridge and it worked really well that way |
John MC9 (John_mc9)
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Username: John_mc9
Post Number: 529
Registered: 7-2006
Posted From: 66.217.103.126
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 8:57 pm: | |
You can buy butyl in caulking-type tubes and use a caulking
gun to apply the butyl. It's easy to draw a bead the size you
need. The ribbon works fine, but it's fairly thick...
Either way, butyl is the way to go.
(Message edited by john_mc9 on October 11, 2007) |
Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
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Username: Oonrahnjay
Post Number: 169
Registered: 8-2004
Posted From: 12.77.66.108
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 9:27 pm: | |
Is the "butyl" the kind of stuff that comes in a 3/8" x 3/8" strip on a 1/2" wide wax paper strip? |
John MC9 (John_mc9)
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Username: John_mc9
Post Number: 530
Registered: 7-2006
Posted From: 66.217.103.81
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 10:56 pm: | |
It comes in a bunch of flavors, but the RV shops usually only
carry and use the rolls of the "tape", 1/2, 3/8, 1" wide, with that
paper backing.... or the tubed butyl. I've used both, and always
have both in the tool bag.... The white/grey, and black are both
handy to have.. |
Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
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Username: Oonrahnjay
Post Number: 170
Registered: 8-2004
Posted From: 12.77.4.67
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 12:31 am: | |
Thanks, John, I've used it when putting up a "quonset" type building. Remarkable stuff. |