HOW TO RESEAL YOUR RV | Pete's RV Quick Tips

Randy wants to show you how to help properly maintain your RV for years of enjoyment, and one fix that he sees a lot of people attempt, and not always do well, themselves is resealing seams on the RV with new caulking. First off he goes over what you are going to need to do the job; proper caulking for the surface, a quality caulking gun with stopper, oder-less mineral spirits, clean rags and sometimes a razor blade to clean out dry, cracked caulking.

To begin with Randy wets a rag with mineral spirits to clean and prep the surface he is going to be sealing making sure to get the entire area including behind the wiper seal. Once everything is cleaned and dry you can get your caulking ready to use and set up in the gun. Make sure not to cut too large of a hole in the caulking tube as too much can interfere with doing a proper job. Placing a thin bead of caulk along the seam, Randy works his way in a single, fluent motion.

The key to doing this job is using the mineral spirits on your finger to help press and spread the caulking into the seam, giving it a professional look and tapering each side to help shed water. Make sure to not do too long of an area, start small and slow so you can work your way up. The same process is done for a vertical seam as well, but make sure that you start with a clean tip to ensure you get a seamless bead.

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[Alohakoa]

Finally, someone who knows what they’re doing, professional. Too many out there making videos that are just YouTube owners but don’t really know what they’re doing

[FEARMENOT]

Good comprehensive caulking instruction.
Refreshing to see someone on YouTube, instructing, who has the right to instruct. Too many not so smart people giving not so good tips...."hacks".
Don't hack life, man...live it and do it right.
Put that on a T shirt

[somogyilevente]

Awesome job. No BS, straight to the point, lovely looking seal. Appreciated! Keep up the good work, cheers from Hungary!

[michaelmcanulty]

Great informational video Randy, as all of yours are. One of the reasons why we are happy we bought our RV from you. No matter what questions we asked, you took the time to explain and show us, even long after we bought in 2012.

[theroadking]

I got rid of all the factory screws that rust and replaced every one of them with stainless steel screws I picked up at the hardware store, and used clear silicone on them as I replaced each one.Thanks for the video.

[centralcoastcamper]

Nice technique. As a plumber I have used that style of application on plumbing fixtures for years.

[petervince]

Hey mate (yup, I'm Australian...), that was probably THE best video I've seen on how to reseal. Thanks very much - Peter V.

[safwsu]

Outstanding. I am caulking my Class A now. I needed the tips!

[randybeach]

Thanks Randy for the great video, going to tackle this tomorrow, hopefully get rid of my leak that I developed last weekend !
You made it look relatively easy!
Thank you again pal

[kentmerrill]

The fellow knows what he is doing. Good work. Thanks

[angelomartinez]

Props to Karl that videography was on point!!

[catfishredneck]

yep i was gonna say i learned from a sealent pro always go both ways to get a proper seal. you got it.

[ChrisClement]

Best caulking video I've seen. Thank you!
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[jjjbscott]

Thank you for the great video. Nice Job.
I worked as a seal inspector for several years. Your techniques are used industry wide. A+

Couple of things. Many cleaners leave a residue. Wiping with the dry rag before the cleaner dries is essential to proper seal adhesion. Clean, clean, clean. Cleaning is the most important part of the entire job. Your cleaning was great.

Leaving the cap off the mineral spirits is a no no, for starters it evaporates, but the big issue is when it accidently gets knocked off the bumper and spills all over. That stuff is not cheap. I could go on and on about little kids finding your open bottle of mineral spirits and drinking it or dumping it all over the place, etc...but I won't ....oops, where did that cap go? Darn, now you have to use a rag as a cap....bummer. I pour some mineral spirits into a smaller bottle with a flip top that can be manipulated with one hand, and if it does get knocked over, when open it, won't glug glug glug all over.

If your concerned about absorbing chemicals through the skin of your fingers, wear very tight thin latex gloves. But if your just a weekend fixer of your RV, it won't be enough to kill you. Do it every day? might consider the gloves.

And finally, spit, yes spit on a bare finger gives the nicest seal and appearance of all. But avoid this practice, your introducing all kinds of stuff into your seal, and your ingesting seal and bacteria. It's just gross. Not to mention that in applications that are industrial and require inspection, spit is NOT APPROVED for any applications. you have an tight area that the rag is making a mess on that finger!!! smooth it out....tap that corner down your hands..

[darkkenzi]

Outstanding just bought an old RV gonna seal the entire thing after EternOBond tape on the roof...thanks for the tips!!!

[lostintime]

I did mine. Scraped out the old stuff. Cleansed it gasoline. Stinky but works well. Gave it a final clean with glass cleaner. The used painters tape to make a crisp edge. Worked great.

[keishaeutsey-hilt]

Thanks. I'm about to buy an older 5th RV and want to seal it.

[laurar]

You Rock!! Great lesson 😊👍🏻I just bought my first small 1997 sportsman and I need to seal the outside. I found two areas inside where the wallpaper is bubble but not stained. I’m going to go buy the products you mention today and start the sealing lesson just in case. I live in Florida and we get a lot of rain. I’ll be slowly and doing what you said in your AWESOME video. Thanks so very much.
A happy camper student 🥰🙏🏻

[jimmystate]

Nice to have professional take on this. Thank you

[robertnewman]

Great video with good instruction. I've wondered how it's done the right way. I tried last year and didnt do so great. Thankfully I only had a small section. Will tackle all when warmer weather comes. Probably next Spring. Thanks for the tips