Fixing A 1998 Coleman Popup Cracked Roof

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Fixing a 1998 coleman popup cracked roof.

Apply the goo to the cracks in your pop up roof. 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. Video and photos describing how to replace an old plastic tent trailer top with spray on bedliner.

We have a 1996 coleman cheyenne one of the first trailers with the abs roof. Fixing a crack in a coleman abs roof takes a few. After a few years it sagged and we had it replaced under warranty with a new 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.

Using mek slurry to repair and fill cracks followed by gaco 100 silicon roof sealant. Starting the 2003 1 2 model year coleman is phased out the abs roof and replaced it with the new alumitite krystal kote composite roofs for the gt and gtes. In 1999 coleman stopped producing the roofs and started buying abs roofs from another company. I had a 1998 coleman santa fe and i tried to fix the roof with the pellets and the mek thing.

Original coleman and fleetwood roofs and equipment. The material will dry very quickly so be sure to work as fast as possible. Unfortunately the roof of the camper we bought was beyond repair and rotting away. 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.

Wipe up any spills or drips with an old rag so that the goo doesn t do. Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping. Coleman abs roofs were introduced in 1996 and were installed on all coleman pop up trailers from 1996 to 1998. The alumitite krystal kote composite roof didn t last long either and has been replaced as well.