Replace A Coleman Abs Roof

Coleman had to replace quite a few roofs.

Replace a coleman abs roof.

Rough up the abs around the crack and clean it with abs pvc cleaning solvent. 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. 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. Abs powder and mek can normally be found in the pvc area at most hardware stores.

Also be sure and remove the old gasket and residue as you will replace it after resurfacing the roof. The sun really dried them out and there was some severe cracking and delamination on many campers. My other thought is i wonder if they would sell the blueprints for the replacement roofs. Sometimes you may need to slide a putty knife between the abs roof and the old seal to coax it off.

Placed them in a small canning jar in a ratio of 1 part pellets to 1 1 2 parts acetone. Purchased abs pellets from apache replacement parts. I had to work a bit. Remove the old rubber seal.

It doesn t have to be a big. Stir mixture with screwdriver. Does anyone know if coleman made thier own replacement roofs for the failed abs roofs or did they sub it out to anouther company. Original coleman and fleetwood roofs and equipment.

Let it sit overnight. Drill the end s of any cracks to reduce the stress and keep it from cracking further. The abs had separated into a liquid slurry and a gel like chunk. Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping.

The a c unit is of course heavy so be careful taking it off. Coleman abs roof 1. Pour equal parts abs powder and mek into a glass jar. Making the abs paste.

Clean the area with abs cleaner to remove all debris sap or anything else on the roof. Put your trailer roof top up 6 12 inches 15 2 30 5 cm so you can work on it. Usually you can just pull it right off the roof. Abs cleaner is sometimes called pvc abs cleaner solvent.