hair line cracks in top

[kh48]

I have a 98 coleman sante fe I'm not the org. owner . It's a one piece abs top and has developed small hair line cracks just on the front of top on both sides mostley in the gutter tracks any one have a patch solution for this problem. Coleman has a repair kit which i ordered and used but the hair line cracks came back through. putting on a new roof is not a option. Thanks Ken

[dkd]

I have a 98 coleman sante fe I'm not the org. owner . It's a one piece abs top and has developed small hair line cracks just on the front of top on both sides mostley in the gutter tracks any one have a patch solution for this problem. Coleman has a repair kit which i ordered and used but the hair line cracks came back through. putting on a new roof is not a option. Thanks Ken

Hi kh48,

I am in the exact same boat that you are with my ABS roof.  I have a 96 model that I bought a couple of years ago and noticed several small cracks last month.  I went to a local large RV dealer and spoke with one of there long term employees in the service department about what I should do about it, and he told me to use a rubber roof sealer called Plas-T-Coat on it, and that I should not have any problems with the roof after that.  I bought a gallon of it and it goes on like a thick paint, and it is very white in color.  It doesn't look too bad, and the cracks are staying sealed at this point.  I did two coats.  I put it on a couple of weeks ago and just returned from a five day trip with the camper and so far, so good.  

I wish that I would have known about this website when I bought the camper, as I probably would not have bought one with an ABS roof, but I have what I have and I really enjoy the camper.  Let me know if you have any questions about this method.  He did say that I should do this every two years.

[djg5]

Where can you buy Plas-T-Coat? Thanks.

[dkd]

Where can you buy Plas-T-Coat? Thanks.

Sorry, but I misspelled the name earlier.  It is Plas-t-cote.

I bought it at a local RV shop, but did a quick internet search and there are several links out there.  Here is one. http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-roofs/40119.htm

[kh48]

Sorry, but I misspelled the name earlier.  It is Plas-t-cote.

I bought it at a local RV shop, but did a quick internet search and there are several links out there.  Here is one. http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-roofs/40119.htm

Thanks for the tip. I also was told that urethane Marine Caulk in white works very good also, but you have to open the cracks a little . Go to rv.net and look in there forum under folding trailers it was posted 09/23/04