Replace A Coleman Abs Roof

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Replace a coleman abs roof.

The a c unit is of course heavy so be careful taking it off. Placed them in a small canning jar in a ratio of 1 part pellets to 1 1 2 parts acetone. Also be sure and remove the old gasket and residue as you will replace it after resurfacing the roof. No way would be right as there s no new roof replacement for a failed abs roof since this roof has been out of production since 2003 and the coleman factory itself is now permanently out of business.

If someone could make them and sell them reasonable they could properly make a buck or 2. Sometimes you may need to slide a putty knife between the abs roof and the old seal to coax it off. Clean the area with abs cleaner to remove all debris sap or anything else on the roof. The abs had separated into a liquid slurry and a gel like chunk.

The sun really dried them out and there was some severe cracking and delamination on many campers. Abs cleaner is sometimes called pvc abs cleaner solvent. Remove the old rubber seal. Original coleman and fleetwood roofs and equipment.

I had to work a bit. Once the cover was off i slowly rocked the unit back and forth to free it from the double sided sticky sealant gasket on the roof. Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping. Coleman had to replace quite a few roofs.

Pour equal parts abs powder and mek into a glass jar. Coleman abs roof 1. Rough up the abs around the crack and clean it with abs pvc cleaning solvent. Let it sit overnight.

Does anyone know if coleman made thier own replacement roofs for the failed abs roofs or did they sub it out to anouther company. My other thought is i wonder if they would sell the blueprints for the replacement roofs. Stir mixture with screwdriver. Usually you can just pull it right off the roof.

Making the abs paste. Abs powder and mek can normally be found in the pvc area at most hardware stores. Drill the end s of any cracks to reduce the stress and keep it from cracking further. The pop up camper division of coleman fleetwood eventually went out of business and now it is impossible to have your roof replaced.