Fixing A 1998 Coleman Popup Cracked Roof

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Fixing a 1998 coleman popup cracked roof.

Wipe up any spills or drips with an old rag so that the goo doesn t do. Now i get a lot of e mails from folks asking about fixing their roof. Abs is thick plastic that is durable but it often cracks and becomes damaged over time. Fixing a crack in a coleman abs roof takes a few.

Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping. Using mek slurry to repair and fill cracks followed by gaco 100 silicon roof sealant. Unfortunately the roof of the camper we bought was beyond repair and rotting away. In 1999 coleman stopped producing the roofs and started buying abs roofs from another company.

Just google coleman abs roof repair and you will find lots of information. After a few years it sagged and we had it replaced under warranty with a new roof. Do you have a pop up camper with a water damaged roof. We have a 1996 coleman cheyenne one of the first trailers with the abs roof.

We figured out how to fix it by removing all of the water damaged wood and then rebuilding the roof structure and reattaching the aluminum skin. But the cracks returned shortly thereafter it make sense it the abs did not hold the first time why would it work the second time around. I had a 1998 coleman santa fe and i tried to fix the roof with the pellets and the mek thing. The new roof had an improved shape crowned in both directions and a metal support brace.

Apply the goo to the cracks in your pop up roof. Coleman abs roofs were introduced in 1996 and were installed on all coleman pop up trailers from 1996 to 1998. The material will dry very quickly so be sure to work as fast as possible. We carry a large selection of original equipment hard to find roof and related hardware.