Fixing A 1998 Coleman Popup Cracked Roof

Video and photos describing how to replace an old plastic tent trailer top with spray on bedliner.

Fixing a 1998 coleman popup cracked roof.

After a few years it sagged and we had it replaced under warranty with a new roof. The material will dry very quickly so be sure to work as fast as possible. Abs is thick plastic that is durable but it often cracks and becomes damaged over time. Do you have a pop up camper with a water damaged roof.

Now i get a lot of e mails from folks asking about fixing their roof. We have a 1996 coleman cheyenne one of the first trailers with the abs roof. Unfortunately the roof of the camper we bought was beyond repair and rotting away. Fixing a crack in a coleman abs roof takes a few.

We carry a large selection of original equipment hard to find roof and related hardware. Using mek slurry to repair and fill cracks followed by gaco 100 silicon roof sealant. Apply the goo to the cracks in your pop up roof. In 1999 coleman stopped producing the roofs and started buying abs roofs from another company.

But the cracks returned shortly thereafter it make sense it the abs did not hold the first time why would it work the second time around. Gaskets seals latches trims and more are available from the experts in pop up camping. I had a 1998 coleman santa fe and i tried to fix the roof with the pellets and the mek thing. Starting the 2003 1 2 model year coleman is phased out the abs roof and replaced it with the new alumitite krystal kote composite roofs for the gt and gtes.

Original coleman and fleetwood roofs and equipment. The new roof had an improved shape crowned in both directions and a metal support brace. Just google coleman abs roof repair and you will find lots of information. We figured out how to fix it by removing all of the water damaged wood and then rebuilding the roof structure and reattaching the aluminum skin.