Leaking front Cap repair of headliner

[Sagecoachdriver]

Originally Posted by Kirk S

I imagine more people are following this thread than you think... me included. It has been very helpful to me from a preventive standpoint and also helpful if I ever encounter the issues you ran into.

When applying the Eternabond did you use a roller of any kind to help it adhere with no liftable edges?

I, for one, would love to see photos of the finished job if you have time.

Yes, I did use a roller bought from Amazon. I'm not proud of the Eternabond job I did as I mentioned before. Grey tape looks like duct tape. Maybe after I run caulk over the edges, let it dry, paint to match I'll post a photo.
I am currently waiting for a warmer dryer day to install the vinyl and finish the job. In the mean time, I have been running the furnace daily using my Extend-a-stay and 5 gallon propane tank to warm it up. Also, I mounted 2 computer fans plugged into the 12v TV receptacle and bought a dehumidifier. It's pretty dry up there and hardly any water in the the dehumidifer tank. I will definitely post photos of the finished inside.
Temperature got up into low 60's yesterday and I spent 3 1/2 hours waxing the MH. Of course, I can't move my arms and shoulder this morning. But saved $325 not using a detailer. That full body paint sure shines up beautifully to a mirror finish.

[newRVer]

Originally Posted by Sagecoachdriver

Temperature got up into low 60's yesterday and I spent 3 1/2 hours waxing the MH. Of course, I can't move my arms and shoulder this morning. But saved $325 not using a detailer. That full body paint sure shines up beautifully to a mirror finish.

Sage, I did the first detail myself and also could not move my arms the next day either. That was enough for me and I'll gladly pay a detailer to do that work going forward. Last year I worked out a deal where I had all three of my cars and RV detailed at the same time and I got a good break on the cost for the RV.

[Sagecoachdriver]

Originally Posted by newRVer

Sage, I did the first detail myself and also could not move my arms the next day either. That was enough for me and I'll gladly pay a detailer to do that work going forward. Last year I worked out a deal where I had all three of my cars and RV detailed at the same time and I got a good break on the cost for the RV.

I was going to have a detailer come out for $11 a foot or $308, but I was just sitting around doing nothing and started doing it. Of course it's raining now and will on and off for the next few weeks. We are all set to finish the headliner, but are waiting for nice weather.

[Sagecoachdriver]

Nice day in SoCal. Spent the better part working on the headliner. Bought another piece of 1/8" luan, cut to size, cut-out holes for lights, speakers and vent and glued with 3M Headliner adhesive. Mounted it to ceiling using the fixtures and staples hidden behind vinyl tucked into front top moulding strip. Only thing left to do is screw on curtain track tomorrow. DW is happy!

[HopHed]

Great job, Dave. Looks original and anyone who did not know it was replaced would never know it was done.

[Sagecoachdriver]

Originally Posted by HopHed

Great job, Dave. Looks original and anyone who did not know it was replaced would never know it was done.

Thanks, we are supposed to be at Rincon with 2 other couples. Postponed cause of rain. Did you ever finish the photos?

[AbdRahim]

Man you've got the skills - and the patience. Great work.

[Sagecoachdriver]

Originally Posted by AbdRahim

Man you've got the skills - and the patience. Great work.

Thanks, couldn't have done it without the DW's help.
Lesson learned, caulk and Eternabond the roof before it rains! I talked about it for 2 years and paid the price.

[HopHed]

Originally Posted by Sagecoachdriver

Thanks, we are supposed to be at Rincon with 2 other couples. Postponed cause of rain. Did you ever finish the photos?

No new photos since the last batch sent to you. Have not been to Rincon since New Years. Waiting for better weather. Been heading south to Arizona/Palm Springs area for now. Once I get more photos will send to you.
Again, your work looks great.

[Sagecoachdriver]

Glad to be finished with this issue. Hopefully I won't have any more issues with the roof since applying Eternabond tape. May post photos of the roof at a later date.

[newRVer]

Nicely done!

[Garrette]

Sagecoach, I have been following your work and I must say your work is top notch. Thank you so much for your detailed explanation on each step.
Great job looks better than factory.
Thank you for posting..

[Sagecoachdriver]

Garrette, thanks. But it’s sagecoachdriver, not stagecoachdriver. When we were buying our Winnebago Minnie back in 03, we had the choice of sand frost or forest sage interior. I wanted sand frost and the DW wanted forest sage. I won out and we got the sand frost. The DW then went out and bought everything she could in sage from linens, throws, towels, plates cups etc. So the MH was really sage, hence the name sagecoachdriver.

[AbdRahim]

Wow and I thought it was sagecoachdriver, because you were loaded with wisdom. [emoji1]

[Sagecoachdriver]

Originally Posted by AbdRahim

Wow and I thought it was sagecoachdriver, because you were loaded with wisdom. [emoji1]

Nope, just a jack of all trades. I can take apart or break anything. When I reassemble things I always have leftover parts and screws.
Not a sage!

[Sagecoachdriver]

Here are photos of the ugly job I did with the Eternabond tape. I also sealed the ends of the tape with Dicor and after a few months cleaned it and painted it as it came from the factory with paint over the Dicor. I haven't finished cleaning it and painting. You can see where the water pools at the corner. It's not going to leak for quite a while at the seams.