What to use to seal the sidewall edges? Cubby build.

[tvlawyer]

Based on the collective wisdom of those on this board, I've concluded that for additional protection against water ingress, I should seal the entire edge of both outer side walls before putting on the aluminum sheeting and trim.

What's the popular product for that purpose?

[Deryk the Pirate]

Well their seems to be 2 directions people take.
1) Epoxy (CPES/Raka/etc) The epoxy after 2-3 coats sinks into the wood sealing it.

2) mix of varnish and mineral spirits. Same idea several coats drying in between to seal it.

Good Luck!


Not sure if youve checked but the search tool at the top will leed ya to many debates about it.

[CARS]

Not sure if youve checked but the search tool at the top will leed ya to many debates about it.

Yes, but it also nets over 8000 hits because someone mentioned "sealing wood"

[chorizon]

Not sure if youve checked but the search tool at the top will leed ya to many debates about it.

Yes, but it also nets over 8000 hits because someone mentioned "sealing wood"

Try using "AND" between words in the search function and it'll help quite a bit.

Must be in all caps, though.

Oh, and I used the same Henry's roofing tar that I used to seal the bottom of my floor on my end-grain.

[Bodyman]

Chris
I am currently building my fifth teardrop over as many years. Each one I have sealed the wood more and more. Yes, the cut edges of plywood are most important but everything needs to be sealed with either epoxy and varnish or at least varnish even if it is hidden.
Body work to working with wood is more of a transition than we might think. Through the years we bodymen have concentrated on sealing against the elements from the outside in. With a teardrop we need to seal from the inside out to protect from humidity, spills, windows left open, and also the dreaded leaks. Any unprotected wood can act like a sponge even without leaks.
Good luck with your build and remember it’s not the same as working metal
Randy

[dan galvin]

take it with a grain of salt I gluded my side alum on first put my roof on with a 1/2 in overhang and rolled it over the side i got 1 1/2in dead soft angle alum using a rubber mallit i made my eadg countur and screwed down as i went then i went back and took off the trim and applyed 100 percent silicone and rescrewed the trim and in each screw hole put a dab
of silicone along the bottom eadge i did the same thing onyl i used standard alum angle
that my story and i am sticking to it
Dan