Traveller sealant
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Traveller sealant
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The sealant between the woodwork and panels on the outside of my traveller is very irregular, and I want to tidy it up. Any suggestions as to the best way of doing this? Is there a coloured sealant on the market to Improve the appearance?
Seth
The sealant between the woodwork and panels on the outside of my traveller is very irregular, and I want to tidy it up. Any suggestions as to the best way of doing this? Is there a coloured sealant on the market to Improve the appearance?
Seth
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Re: Traveller sealant
I have not got a Traveler but I would use a Bitumen based sealer that remains a little flexible.... just used the stuff for a Summer house under the Roof tiles.
As for coloured Sealer have a look around your DIY places.
Email ESM .... They have restored many travellers. ASK for Steve .
Or my old panelbeater workmate Paul in the Workshop.
Cheers Matt.
As for coloured Sealer have a look around your DIY places.
Email ESM .... They have restored many travellers. ASK for Steve .
Or my old panelbeater workmate Paul in the Workshop.
Cheers Matt.
Re: Traveller sealant
Thanks Matt.
I’ll email esm. It only requires a very thin bead in most places, but it will show, so colour is important.
Seth
I’ll email esm. It only requires a very thin bead in most places, but it will show, so colour is important.
Seth
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Re: Traveller sealant
I would be interested in what ESM has to say as my Traveller needs re-doing as well. It was originally done with Dum Dum Putty but that is no longer available, for health reasons I believe. I came across Sugru for the first time on another post on this Forum (viewtopic.php?f=1&t=71979&e=1&view=unread#unread) and wondered if that would work.
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Re: Traveller sealant
I too do not have a traveller, but I would look at using something like this.
plenty of colour choice
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Colour-Masti ... a7b25c221d
plenty of colour choice
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Colour-Masti ... a7b25c221d
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Re: Traveller sealant
I have found Stixall to be excellent for this sort of thing. It comes in a cartridge but for fine work I fill a syringe and use that. Black, white, grey and clear are available. It's similar to Tigerseal but cheaper. Cleans off with water before it cures. It's an EDPM rubber I believe so stays slightly flexible after curing but adheres extremely well to most substrates. I used it on all the rear glass of my traveller
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Re: Traveller sealant
I'd be a bit wary of diy shop sealants as these are usually silicone based, which can cause problems for any painting needed in the future. ESM do a strip sealer of similar material to DumDum - this is good for initial fixing of the panels to the frames but would not be easy (or pretty) to use as a remedial filler.
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Re: Traveller sealant
The one I linked to is acrylic.Mark Wilson wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 10:01 pm I'd be a bit wary of diy shop sealants as these are usually silicone based, which can cause problems for any painting needed in the future. ESM do a strip sealer of similar material to DumDum - this is good for initial fixing of the panels to the frames but would not be easy (or pretty) to use as a remedial filler.
silicon and solvent free and suitable for all joints with a dilation of up to 15%. colour-sealant is also paintable after curing and rainproof after approximately 1 hour.
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Re: Traveller sealant
3M has a product very similar to Dum Dum.
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