Not built to last

[Kevin D Pem]

So where I live we have been told water comes from the sky. It is so rare we have been known not to prepare for the occasional day when nature proves it is real.

Anyhow nearly 1.5 inches of the stuff fell from the sky yesterday! And yes I got caught. I had a river flowing down the wall where My inverter is located, and it shorted it out. The grace was I had built the thing several years ago so was able to rebuild it.

This post is about how a reputable company finished the roof to wall seam on my cargo trailer. I spent the morning scraping what reminds me of plumber's putty from the seam on the outer edge of the roof.

The only answer I have for the shortcut at all is planned obsolescence, because doing the job right cost me 26 dollars worth of silicone sealer. When the rig was built (2015) those materials would have broken the bank at a grand total of 11 big ones.

 

[d23haynes57]

So where I live we have been told water comes from the sky. It is so rare we have been known not to prepare for the occasional day when nature proves it is real.

Anyhow nearly 1.5 inches of the stuff fell from the sky yesterday! And yes I got caught. I had a river flowing down the wall where My inverter is located, and it shorted it out. The grace was I had built the thing several years ago so was able to rebuild it.

This post is about how a reputable company finished the roof to wall seam on my cargo trailer. I spent the morning scraping what reminds me of plumber's putty from the seam on the outer edge of the roof.

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The only answer I have for the shortcut at all is planned obsolescence, because doing the job right cost me 26 dollars worth of silicone sealer. When the rig was built (2015) those materials would have broken the bank at a grand total of 11 big ones.

The rig actually lasted 5 years too long. How else can they sell new ones if the old ones remain useable. Instead of sealant I fix these seams with some form of a permanent tape now.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

The rig actually lasted 5 years too long. How else can they sell new ones if the old ones remain useable. Instead of sealant I fix these seams with some form of a permanent tape now.

Well! I'm known as a silicone junkie.

 

[d23haynes57]

Well! I'm known as a silicone junkie.

3M 5200 sealant. Great stuff.