Thanks guys. Actually one of the fellows from Heartland read my questions and phoned me with most of the answers. One more question though...When re-sealing the joints, does one rip out all of the old caulk, just where it's cracked, or just run the new caulking over the old?
Hi
I am in the proccess of rechaulking our rig at the moment. We have had some sealant crack on us, so I have dug this out very carefully and have redone it.
I used a 2in masking tape on the fiberglass gel coat while digging out the old sealant to protect it from being scatched with the knife or scraper.
I have masked up on both surfaces so I can get nice straight lines. On the joints that are not so bad I have just cleaned them down with Acetone, that is the key (clean everything down throughly) so you get the key. The sealant I am using is an adhesive and a sealant called Simpson 7003. It comes in white, black and grey, it's great.
This process is not a fast fix but worth it in the end and looks good.
Good luck with your project.
Cheers Paul