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04-23-2019, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
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Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
Previous owner had one of those sun visor things screwed into the roof of my truck (26 screws/holes to be exact.) Holes look like 3/16" or so. I want to seal them up so no moisture gets inside if I get caught in the rain. Any thoughts on how to temporarily close them? JB Weld? Silicone? Chewing gum? Silly putty? Any ideas are welcome. I was thinking of some small screws and putting silicone over them, but not sure at this point. Thanks!
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04-23-2019, 02:34 PM
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
my truck came from a fire dept so it had plenty of holes in the roof from antennas and lights....all that had been removed and had gobs of silicone in the holes....i would think screws,washers,and silicone would be a better temp fix
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04-23-2019, 02:39 PM
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
Not a fan of silicone caulk, I would use polyurethane caulk.
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04-23-2019, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Melbourne, Fla.
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
I'd go to your local auto paint supply shop and get some seam sealer it's made for sealing out moisture.
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04-23-2019, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Godley, TX
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
Since you said temporary - I'd go with a screw, a rubber washer under a same-size metal washer, and a very small bit of caulk on both sides of the rubber washer and some under the screw head. Should do until you get around to a metal repair if that's what you mean by temporary.
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04-24-2019, 12:39 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Temple City
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
In hvac installs they use a very gluey aluminum tape, and it will last a couple.months.
I do service so I am not up on the install terms |
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04-24-2019, 11:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Yuma Arizona
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
26 holes! That's crazy. I recently installed a Lund Moon Visor and it only took eight 1/4" screws.
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04-24-2019, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: wheaton IL
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Re: Best way to temporarily fill holes in roof?
Mine had a bunch of little holes too as it was a old brush truck, i just put in regular rtv silicone the stuff you use for doing intake/oil pan gaskets. That was over 10 years ago and its still holding. I always figured silicone would be the easiest to just pick out if you ever wanted to
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