Comments on: RV Roof Care

By: Gail

Gail — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:24:33 +0000

Hi Mark,

We are in the process of buying a Class C RV. At a dealership that sells Winnebagos, we were told that Winnebago roofs are less likely to get a leak than other manufactures. We like the floorplan & amenities on a Fleetwood better, but we don’t want to make a mistake.

Thanks

Gail

By: Chet campbell

Chet campbell — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:37:46 +0000

I have a 1990 32′ class A ,Impulse made by Georgie Boy. I have coated the rubber roof with a product called Kool Kote ( not good) as I was told to do by a dealer,now I get big bubbles with water underneath . I was told that Dicor was a better product than liquid roof BUT since I have already coated the rubber roof with “Kool Kote”
the person at Camping world told me I cannot use Dicor coating , which product should I use and how much will it take to do the whole roof? I am also getting ripples on the inside of the walls I don’t seam to have any water as in being wet anywhere and I’m wondering if its from the windows leaking or the roof ?
Any helpful input would be appreciated, Thank you Chet

By: Skip

Skip — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:18:26 +0000

>>>I’ve been told by a chemical engineer that rubber roofs should not be scrubbed too hard as it removes the oxidation that is formed that protects the rubber itself like rust on metal. Further protective conditioner is not necessary if the oxidation is left to be. I guess if the dirt bothers one it could be lightly scrubbed off.>>>
I believe this too! So I don’t even bother to even wash it. Let mother nature clean it! Of course I live in the southwest desert so no problem with mildew and such and Mother nature cleans it 1-2 times a year. :^)

By: Bruce A

Bruce A — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:35:13 +0000

Hello from sunny British Columbia, my question is I own a 10 yr old fithwheel and have notice some bubbles on the rubber roof. I am new to the trailer thing so any advice would be great. Someone said it might be water trapped underneath the roof. thanx Bruce.

By: Pareicia Van Horn

Pareicia Van Horn — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:42:38 +0000

I have a rubber roof and need to know if leaving pine straw on it is harmful. One service man said not to remove it, it will ease the fall of pine cones.

By: Dan Wood

Dan Wood — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:27:05 +0000

On roof care.
I have a 2004 Jayco 5th wheel and in the owners manual it says to use a brush and “Spic and Span”. I have been and the roof looks good. I live just North of the Houston area. About once a year I use a pressure washer to get the really bad stains off.
My question is why doesn’t the manufacturer recommend a “treatment” after cleaning the roof, if they’re so needed? Also, just like tires, how can you put anything back into rubber, ie, protectants?

By: L. Carlberg

L. Carlberg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:13:33 +0000

We just purchased a 1993 Winnebago Adventurer and drove it to Illinois from Nevada. We fell in love with this unit and want to keep it for many years. My husband is very handy and is fixing several things on the unit. However, we have run into something which we never heard of. The roof is a thermo panel one and we would like some advice about cleaning it. Any help would be appreciated very much.

By: Tom Grueninger

Tom Grueninger — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:07:51 +0000

I’ve been told by a chemical engineer that rubber roofs should not be scrubbed too hard as it removes the oxidation that is formed that protects the rubber itself like rust on metal. Further protective conditioner is not necessary if the oxidation is left to be. I guess if the dirt bothers one it could be lightly scrubbed off.
Comments please.

By: Guy Dent

Guy Dent — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:36:50 +0000

I have a silver roof, it is not metal, but flexible. it sort of looks like paper, does anyone have information on this? what it is? how i can maintain it? what kind of sealer i should use (I’m considering scraping off all the existing silacone and replacing it since it’s the original, so its like 10 years old).

Thanks!

By: Jacque Ipock

Jacque Ipock — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:18:35 +0000

Hey Mark,
Sounds like you know quite a bit about rubber roofs on RV’s. We have a 2003, 38 ft. Coachman Cross Country Elite motorhome. We were in a severe rain storm by Lincoln, Ne., on June 4th, that had golf ball -2 inch sized hail! A couple of clearence lights and piece of the refridgerator vent cover were broken, But what we are wondering about is since we have some dimples in the roof from the hail stones, if these will eventually cause us more problems down the road if we don’t get them fixed soon. An aquaintence told us that once they are dimpled the rubber roof can separate from the material underneath the roof and cause more problems later on! Do you know if that is true or not? How much damage does it take on a rubber roof before they have to be replaced?
Thanks for any help you can give us on this matter!!!
Jacque Ipock