Aluminum ladder and roof rail

[richard guthart]

Guys,

Some time ago I removed the ladder and roof rail from my coach in order to
straighten some sections which had been damaged. Now I am in the process of
re-installing it. Do the brackets mount directly to the roof or is there
supposed to be a gasket material to protect the paint? There was some old dried
up putty around mine but no gasket material.

Richard

 

[richard guthart]

That sounds like a good idea; I'll do it, too.

Do you get the gasket material at an auto parts store?

Richard

- -----Original Message-----
From: MTrovao
To: gmcmotorhome
Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: GMC: Aluminum ladder and roof rail

>In a message dated 3/22/99 6:11:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, rguthart
>writes:
>
> supposed to be a gasket material to protect the paint? There was some old
>dried
> up putty around mine but no gasket material. >>
>
>Richard, when I had my coach painted several years ago, I removed the ladder
>and only found dried up putty. When I installed the ladder, I cut up some 1/16
>rubber gasket material and put it between the brackets and body and used
>stainless screws.
>
>Manny 73 Custom/ex-Glacier
>

 

[richard guthart]

Thanks for the tip on butyl tape, Emery. Sounds like it would be easy to apply
and trim.

Richard

>
>Richard -- another thing that works great is butyl tape. It is a sticky black
>material used mainly by glass shops. An excellent water proofing material
>that I have used in many places on my GMC. A 25' roll, 1/2" wide by 1/8"
>thick is about $8.00. It also comes 1/16" thick.
>
>Emery Stora
>77 Kingsley
>Santa Fe, NM
>

 

[john dolan]

>No, I got at a hardware store. Came 18" x 48".
>I have a lot so if you're not in a hurry, I can mail you some.
>Manny 73 Custm/ex-Glacier

For those of us just reading the mail, and who don't want to impose on
your generosity... Was the material a national brand and was the
hardware store a national chain of stores. WHat do they call it gasket
material?

- --
Regards,

John
74 Glacier

 

[richard guthart]

Thanks for the kind offer, Manny, but I looked at a Checker Auto following your
post and found some there.

Richard

>In a message dated 3/22/99 11:02:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,

>
>
>Manny 73 Custm/ex-Glacier
>