Roof Leaks

[Skyhawk13205]

I must have a real talent if my thread about roof leaks evolves into stripper pole technology.

got this gasket today, seems workable. I may need some rigid plates over the Aluminum cover to compress it thou, unless I employ some strippers to stand up there all day.
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Did you make that cover yourself? it does not look like the OEM. The perimeter might have to be bent over to help water sealing. When I made patches on airplanes we would bend the ends slightly to give a slight spring to help clamp the edges.

 

[MatthewWBailey]

Did you make that cover yourself? it does not look like the OEM. The perimeter might have to be bent over to help water sealing. When I made patches on airplanes we would bend the ends slightly to give a slight spring to help clamp the edges.

It's what came on the truck. Probably a MME product.

 

[GeneralDisorder]

The gasket is for weapons systems. It's never used on the sheet metal cover. The cover uses one strip of adhesive neoprene foam, and sikaflex. The gasket really is not going. To be helpful here. It's just adding two additional surfaces that need to be sealed and that's just extra points of failure. RTV is otherwise known as FiPG - Formed in Place Gasket...... Implying that no additional gasket is required.

 

[Ronmar]

You could also do the same thing with a bead of spray foam. Spray a bead, let it cure then place the cover which will compress the bead and form a foam seal.

 

[Reworked LMTV]

I used Henkle on my personal truck and we use it on our Overlanding Campers. Tough, takes paint. You can also use Kommerling Korapop if you can get it. Ebay.

https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/us/en/product/flexible-sealants/teroson_ms_9300.264872.html