Fending Off The Floods

After reading several (dozen) posts about keeping your Class C from leaking you quickly become convinced that the slightest rainstorm will instantly produce a flood of water coming in through the lights/windows/seams/invisible cracks that will cascade over the edge of the over-cab, soaking everything you own that will subsequently rapidly dissolve into a puddle of moldy mush,  To do my best to avoid this I have stripped the sealant from every single seam and surface that looked even moderately loose.  Some seals were in bad shape and already growing mold beneath them while others came off suspiciously easy, suggesting that an inappropriate substance had been used to coat them.

With every possible opening in the little house open, these 90+ degree days this weekend should finish off any drying of the interior that might need to be done.  Once it's comfortable enough to work outside again I'll finish scrubbing the last few corners and start the process of re-sealing.

I spent a lot of internet time trying to figure out what the best product to use would be and came up with absolutely no consensus.  Since there is no "one best" I've settled on a selection of products for different areas.

   
The roof seals that all look okay will get sprayed with Rustoleum Leak Seal as will some of the seams that look like they really didn't need to be caulked in the first place.


Bigger seams will receive either clear or white external caulk that doesn't contain silicone.  I have no idea why silicone is such a bad thing but it was mentioned several times as a poor product to use so I found some caulk without silicone that still purports to be flexible.

Finally, larger holes and anything that doesn't look well caulked will get the EternaBond treatment.  It won't be pretty but I'm happy to sacrifice beauty for longevity.