Flour board protection

[tony.latham]

Slow:

Our old teardrop's plywood floor was sealed with "the mix" and topped off with a coat of enamel paint.



It has no road damage and has been on a lot of gravel roads. I sealed the new 'drop's floor with epoxy.

Tony

[Woodbutcher]

I use a white Elastomeric rubber roof coating.

[joshwhite]

I used Hurculiner bedliner as you can see here:
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=72284

Haven't had it out yet to test but I can't image anything going wrong with it. It's going to get another coat along with the frame before it's finished.

[noseoil]

+1 for the white roof coating treatment. Easy way I did was seal the bottom plywood with 2 coats of urethane, let it dry, then roll on 2 coats of white roof seal.

Did it when the bottom wasn't finished yet, just the panel, so it's easy to do on the bench or saw horses before doing anything else. 20,000 miles & still as good as it was first put on. Easy to clean at a car wash, nice for crawling around because it's always light under there if you need to work on something.

[campbellinaz]

I used a white elastomeric rubber roof coating. I was able to do two coats with a gallon and gave me somewhere between and 3/16”-1/4” thick coating. I’m excited that because of the “rubber” any potential damage from road debris bouncing up and hitting will be lessened.


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[campbellinaz]

I did mine in the spring in Arid-Zona so the day time temps in my garage were in the low 80’s.


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[Sparksalot]

I used the black roof goo, as in old school teardrop. I wouldn't go that route again, because I don't see the need. In 11 years, Rose has collected very little anything up underneath, even with a lot of miles in the rain, and on dirt roads.

[peterlevins]

I use a white Elastomeric rubber roof coating.

What brand did you use?


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[Vtec44]

For my build, I used Behr exterior wood stain and sealer as the base coat ( https://www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-Premiu ... 166091-_-N ) Then another layer of liquid rubber ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PH ... UTF8&psc=1 ) . So far after almost 4000 miles, it's holding up very well. I did the same for the plywood on my roof, before the underlayment and roof panels. I basically have 3 layers of water proofing on my roof.

[Woodbutcher]

I use a white Elastomeric rubber roof coating.

What brand did you use?

I don't remember the brand. I bought it at Menards Lumber.



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[Sparksalot]

So it may be okay to not worry about it then sparks and go bare wood...?got amit i havent colkected much over 5he years on my first teardrop...but I was worrying about my masonite flour this time around on my 2 build...slow.

Not exactly what I meant. If I were doing another one, I'd use some good exterior paint underneath and call it a day. I did however seal all the sides and roof with CPES.

[breb]

Slowcowboy I used the mix . 3 coats of it and at increasing strength. Then I applied 2 coats of the same rubber roofing
that the Woodbutcher used from Menards. I rolled it on. The only concern I have is the drop floor and I'm thinking of adding
a deflector shield to it . In the photo the floor is inverted for applying the sealer and rubber coating. The product is(Duck Coat) It's white . It's a thermoplastic coating . It can be applied in temps as low as 35 ( not the temp i would do it in) and it covers 70 square feet per gallon.

[dmdc411]

I used 2 coats each, exterior latex primer, then exterior latex paint. Been 5 years. Pulled through flooding rains, dirt roads, and so on. Still looks perfect! My opinion, don't seal the moisture in. Let it breathe. Look at the bottom of any factory produced camper out there. Any rot I've seen, and experienced through owning a pop up, came from a top side leak of some sort, not off the road. Good luck!

[tony.latham]

both were manufactured Rvs with tin on the bottom....

Slow:

I wouldn't want to add a layer that may trap moisture.

If it were me, I'd slather thinned oil-based polyurethane on that stuff and be done with it. But take a look underneath your teardrop and see if it's getting beat up at all. I think you'll find it's nice and tidy after all these years.



Tony

[greygoos]

Driveway crack filler. Rolls on and fills all the little voids and is flexible and cheap. A quart is about 7 bucks and does a 4 x 8 easily