BinaryStar
Well-known member
I'm in the final stages of repairing/replacing the roof on my old dinosaur and have a question about the termination bars for the front/rear end caps. The repairs are done and the rubber replaced, with the new rubber going a few inches under the end caps and glued to the wood sheeting. I'm not sure how to seal the end caps, as the prior owner(s) pretty much made the original termination bars useless with tar paper, lap sealant, putty - you name it, and it's not clear what was originally used.
I bought new termination bars but I'm not quite sure how to seal them. Should I layer a strip of butyl tape on top of the rubber, then the end cap material, then another strip of butyl tape, then the termination bar on top of all of that? The front cap material is aluminum with what seems like a fiber backing for insulation/noise dampening. The rear cap material is just fiberglass so somewhat thinner and more fragile than the front. I have 4" Eternabond tape and may seal them with that after screwing them down but I'm not sure if thats's necessary. I've learned so much from just lurking on this forum, but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim R.
I bought new termination bars but I'm not quite sure how to seal them. Should I layer a strip of butyl tape on top of the rubber, then the end cap material, then another strip of butyl tape, then the termination bar on top of all of that? The front cap material is aluminum with what seems like a fiber backing for insulation/noise dampening. The rear cap material is just fiberglass so somewhat thinner and more fragile than the front. I have 4" Eternabond tape and may seal them with that after screwing them down but I'm not sure if thats's necessary. I've learned so much from just lurking on this forum, but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim R.