I just had to do it ...!

[flyfisherman]

Have the little Starcraft over to my fishing buddy's place on the lake ... he had a big shindig over the weekend and he has a place for me right down by the lake. The weather was perfect, very pleasantly warm during the day and just cool enough to sleep good at night. We even had a campfire one night with everybody roasting marshmellows. I got out my long "forked" marshmellow roasters and we all had a grand time around the fire.



Monday comes and it's time to clean-up and put things away and what do I do trying to put the forked (and kinda sharp forked) toad stabber away into the underseat storage compartment ... why I polk a hole right through the side tinted window with the sharp end of the marshmellow roaster ... two holes as a matter of fact! Now I've put this stuff away a gizillon times and am always careful, so what made me so careless this time?

Right now the window is sporting a small piece of duct tape, inside and out, over the two holes. I do have some black water proof tape that I think will do better than just regular duct tape ... at least it be less noticeable. I really doubt if I'm going to buy a new section of window because of this mis-deed, but anyone know a better type of patch ...?



Fly

[Gracy]

What an awesome spot by the lake!!!  I'd love to be there right now instead of my office with not even a window

Enjoy

[wavery]

That truly is a beautiful spot.

Why not use clear packaging tape or even Scotch tape on the window?? You wouldn't even see it. Heck......you could just put a little silicone sealer on a toothpick and fill the holes.......

[01YZF6]

go buy a roll of window tint from your local auto parts store, try to match up the darkness as much as possible, clean the window you poked the holes in, and apply the cut pieces of tint to both sides.  then use a hair dryer on LOW HEAT to try and get it to bond better....  should work ok for the small repair....

[austinado16]

Great location, but what a bummer about that stupid marshmallow stick damaging your camper.  Stupid stick.

Get that duct tape off of there right away.  It'll leave the grey glue residue behind and you'll play hell getting that off.

Here's what I'd try for a fix.  The hardware stores sells some ultra clear sealants.  One is "Lexel"(sp?) and there's another for sealing seams in RV's and boats.

I would buy a tube.  Put the window so it's horizontal and then just put a drop of the clear stuff in each hole if it wants to sag out of the hole, you could put some clear tape over the hole (one side) until the sealant cures.  Then peel off the tape.  I think that would be a permanent fix.

Edit:  I didn't know about the clear patch kit. That's fantastic news!

[rccs]

Walmart has a repair kit in the camping section made just for this purpose, at least the one here does. Also our local Fleet Farm store has it. I bought one and carry it in the camper just in case. The kit consists of clear patches that you can cut to size and just peal the backing off and stick over the damaged area. The package states that it is a permanent repair and will not get sticky or brittle over time. I believe at one time Dave had the kit here in the store.

[SpeakEasy]

Great location, but what a bummer about that stupid marshmallow stick damaging your camper.  Stupid stick.

Get that duct tape off of there right away.  It'll leave the grey glue residue behind and you'll play hell getting that off.

Here what I'd try for a fix.  The hardware stores sells some ultra clear sealants.  One is "Lexel"(sp?) and there's another for sealing seams in RV's and boats.

I would buy a tube.  Put the window so it's horizontal and then just put a drop of the clear stuff in each hole if it wants to sag out of the hole, you could put some clear tape over the hole (one side) until the sealant cures.  Then peel off the tape.  I thin that would be a permanent fix.

Ditto. Absolutely.

-Speak

[mn_guy]

Check out tear-aid here.  It's a clear repair patch.  I used it on my bunk ends from a tear from the previous owner and it's worked wonderfully.  Double check which type you'll need for the appropriate materials -- maybe somebody else here could chime in too, but I don't know if you'll need the Type A or the Type B.  Be sure to clean the duct tape residue off (goo-gone maybe?) and let dry before applying the stuff though.

[treephiz]

I don't know about the goo gone but WD-40 should do the trick but before the repair use some soapy water and rinde good to remove the lube from the surface to do the repair.