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    Posted: 08 Mar 2017 at 7:03am
Ditto!!
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Posts: 451 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Mar 2017 at 9:49am
If the lap sealant looks "ifffy", do you scrape the old stuff off and reseal (caulk gun???) with the same stuff, or do you go over the old stuff?
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We scraped off the old, wiped it down clean and then resealed it with the new sealer.
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Dicor's instructions are to use denatured alcohol to clean off the old sealant and to apply new sealant over the old sealant. You don't need to remove the old sealant unless you want to.
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I just resealed my 178 it took 6 tubs of shelf leavening seam sealer.went right over the old.
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where did you buy the Dicor's  sealer ?
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Last time I got some, it was a Camping World. I have seen it for sale on Amazon also.
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We purchased our Dicor on Amazon back in June 2016.  Had to buy a two-pack for 24.00 - that included shipping.  We did as StephenH stated per instructions; use denatured alcohol and then apply the Dicor.  Even after 5 years the majority of the sealant looked pretty good.  Ended up using almost 1 tube to do everything.
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My method was to inspect the sealant already there. If it looked intact, I did not mess with it. If it was cracked, I cleaned the old sealant in that area plus some of the surrounding area with denatured alcohol, then applied new Dicor sealant to the cracked area to fill the cracks. This seems to be a good way to seal without using large amounts of sealant.

When I installed, and recently removed, the vent cover, I just removed enough sealant around the screw holes to fit the brackets, cleaned the areas, and sealed them. When I remove the brackets, I did likewise to seal the screw holes and around where the brackets were. I removed the cover since our escaPOD will be going to the factory for repairs and I wanted to remove as many non-stock items as I could before it leaves here. 
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Posts: 33 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jul 2017 at 7:28pm
The external shower area is cracked a bit. What sealant should I use? Looks like it's transparent...
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