We have a leaker.

[daplumbr]

On my Camplite, it looks like at least 4 sealants have been used in various places, so I don't think it's simply silicone for the vertical and self-leveling for the horizontal. GE makes a non-corrosive Aluminum and Metal silicone sealant that has a neutral (non-acidic) cure and contains a biocide for mold control. I re-siliconed some joints around the lights, over the door, and around the license plate. I have little confidence it will hold up to the stresses of travel, but we'll see this summer.

[whoofit]

[p]I have one full-on horizontal bead of clear silicone on my roof area. It fills the groove that is formed by the attachment of the awning. The long awning retainer with a zillion screws along the roofline. Although it looks legit and done with care I suspect this was done at the dealer when they may have realized there was a leak somewhere.

Don't mean to cast aspersions but am curious if anyone else has this bead there.[/p][p]
[/p][p]I had a major gap in the seal at the license plate holder as well.[/p]

[djsamuel]

[quote source="/post/9492/thread" timestamp="1429266830" author="@whoofit"][p]I have one full-on horizontal bead of clear silicone on my roof area. It fills the groove that is formed by the attachment of the awning. The long awning retainer with a zillion screws along the roofline. Although it looks legit and done with care I suspect this was done at the dealer when they may have realized there was a leak somewhere.

Don't mean to cast aspersions but am curious if anyone else has this bead there.[/p][p]
[/p][p]I had a major gap in the seal at the license plate holder as well.[/p][/quote]
I had the same bead of silicone along the awning joint.  I took it out and replaced with the GeoCell ProFlex RV caulking.  MUCH better.

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/9494/thread" timestamp="1429268383" author="@djsamuel"][quote source="/post/9492/thread" timestamp="1429266830" author="@whoofit"][/quote]I had the same bead of silicone along the awning joint.  I took it out and replaced with the GeoCell ProFlex RV caulking.  MUCH better.[/quote][p]Thanks for confirming. There is some separation there along that seal. No leaks from it....yet...I'll replace it. That'll give me a chance at using the Geocell to try.[/p][p]
[/p][p]That Dicor takes forever to firm up so it appears. There must be a better product. It's been ~60 hours of setting a 45-68 deg no rain. Now, it's slight rain and the stuff is still like putty. Hope it holds. It's supposedly waterproof by now.
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[djsamuel]

[quote source="/post/9497/thread" author="@whoofit" timestamp="1429268914"][quote timestamp="1429268383" author="@djsamuel" source="/post/9494/thread"]I had the same bead of silicone along the awning joint.  I took it out and replaced with the GeoCell ProFlex RV caulking.  MUCH better.[/quote][p]Thanks for confirming. There is some separation there along that seal. No leaks from it....yet...I'll replace it. That'll give me a chance at using the Geocell to try.[/p][p]
[/p][p]That Dicor takes forever to firm up so it appears. There must be a better product. It's been ~60 hours of setting a 45-68 deg no rain. Now, it's slight rain and the stuff is still like putty. Hope it holds. It's supposedly waterproof by now.
[/p][/quote]You should be good.  It never gets really hard, but it is tough and lasts a long time.  

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/9531/thread" timestamp="1429308025" author="@djsamuel"][quote source="/post/9497/thread" timestamp="1429268914" author="@whoofit"][p]
[/p][/quote]You should be good.  It never gets really hard, but it is tough and lasts a long time.  [/quote]Thanks, DJ. It appears the leak is fixed. Had some decent rain yesterday and nothing leaked or washed away. I'm stoked.

[hdrehder]

I've done four caulking repairs on our 14DBS so far.  

1. Had to replace a faulty OEM main door lock and used regular outdoor, clear silicone. Then learned from the forum that a hardier type is better.
2. Separation of sealant on the trailer license plate assembly.  Used the Geocel Profile RV (black) on djsamuel's rec. It's thick, but seemed to cover well (and I like the black for our color combo).
3. Same problem and solution on the 30amp connection assembly.
4. Had a window leak on a trip to Caprock Canyon last week.  Think it may have been a fluke with the rubber gasket creating a bathtub overflow effect. Had the windows open for the breeze.  On return, saw a few separations of the sealant on the very top metal bar and treated again with the Profile RV.

I'm a newbie with outdoor sealants and appreciate all of the advice/questions on this forum.  2 questions:

1. Whoofit says, "I would not leave even a trace of it [old sealant] behind before applying [new]..."  I found it a bear to remove the original vertical sealant, the worst with the window. Used fingernails, plastic knife and eventually had to resort to a box cutter... and still didn't get ALL of it off.  Any advice?
2. Related, when examining the sealant on the roof, all looked like it was weathering well... except for the shower skylight which looks to be developing some cracks.  With the difficulty removing the vertical material, I can't imagine how hard it would be to get the roof sealant off.  Any advice?

[whoofit]

To remove silicone on painted surfaces that are panted with quality auto paint I use a plastic scraper, fingernails then work my way to a scrubbing sponge with mineral spirits to get the final residue off. Degrease afterward with Denatured Alcohol. They sell chems for this application but I've never tried them.

The roof sealant comes off easy in comparison. Metal scraper down to steel wool, degrease with denatured again.

[hdrehder]

[quote source="/post/9631/thread" timestamp="1429551356" author="@whoofit"]To remove silicone ....

[/quote]Thanks whoofit!

[solds88]

[p]Get several of these to get rid of that pesky silicone , available at Wal Mart and other big box stores.[/p][p]
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[/p][p]A vinyl eraser will help with removal of the smaller bits and general cleanup. Also, experiment and use a Pink Pearl eraser, it may work better??  [/p][p]
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