How concerned would you be? Roof pics

[LittleVintageTrailer]

I am hoping to have this resealed before winter, but if not somehow it will be covered (tarp or portable carport). But wanted to share pics of my roof with you all and see what you think.

On the roof itself I'm seeing some areas (darker round areas in the pic) where it's starting to peel away.



Here is a full pic of the roof. Best I could get standing on a rickety ladder and not breaking my neck



This is what concerns me the most is the seams. Can all of this be removed and resealed? Or if it's removed do you risk causing a leak? Oh and check out my awning rail! No wonder the sellers didn't use an awning. This rail is a mess. Has anyone replaced a rail? Any hope for this one? The RV guy here said he could try to widen it so my awning fits but likely the problem I'll have is the awning popping off.



I so wish we had a vintage RV guy close to us that could tackle the reseal! But then again maybe I could do it myself??? I'm clueless but how hard would it be to reseal? The seams would be a challenge I'm sure and I'd have to know exactly what I was doing with those.

[trueblueracing]

I just removed and resealed all of my drip rails and roof on my astrodome (61) Used a wire brush to remove any old sealer and clean the drip rail. I then used 3m automotive seam sealer P/N 08500 to seal all seams including the ones across the roof. I then used a elastrometric roof sealer over the entire roof. This stuff is white and goes on like your painting a wall. I also used a 1" nap roller to apply roof sealer. Hope this helps. jeff

[seemore4x4]

A good, emphasis on 'good', RV supplier should have an awning rail tool that you can resize that awning rail with. It looks like a little torpedo that has a flat arm sticking out at a right angle so that you can tap it along inside the rail opening. I've seen them in a Coast catalog and they are not expensive. Elastomeric paint will work fine on the roof as a sealer. I used it on one of my trailers and I haven't had to worry about leaks for about 5 years, so far.

[LittleVintageTrailer]

Yes, that Elastomeric paint is what he's going to use to reseal it. He pointed out a number of what look like air bubbles up there. So will take care of that and he's using the wire brush to remove the sealer on the seams and resealing.

He commented when he got under and looked at the frame that ours looks like it's been stored inside most of it's life. I guess he was looking at the wood that goes the length and could tell by that.

He mentioned to me that if I'm storing it outside (which I have to) to NOT tarp it but use a breathable RV cover instead and also said to lay down a regular tarp and park it on that. Saying that the tarp will prevent ground moisture from reaching the underside frame. Thought that was interesting. Helps too that we park on gravel.