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Avoiding Water
Damage:
WATER DAMAGE could be
the biggest post-production cost faced
by any recreational vehicle manufacturer.
For this reason, the
choice of sealant or sealant system for penetrations of the
vehicle skin is ultimately as important as any structural,
drivetrain,
or luxury component.
Extruded or liquid-applied sealants squeeze out, are supersensitive
to temperature, inadequately fill voids within the joint,
do not follow thermal expansion and contraction changes, and do
not adequately handle jarring, vibration, and torsional body and
chassis movements.
Water damage as the result of failed
trim seal.
Under compression of
fasteners and flanges to at least 25% of its manufactured thickness,
RVS becomes a watertight gasket which fills irregularities without
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RVS--Recreational Vehicle
Sealant Tape
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Product Innovation:
The result of a 3-year R&D project, EMSEAL RVS RV Sealant Tape features
a major breakthrough in sealant technology. The innovation comes in the
composition of the patent-pending acrylic adhesive infused into the
cellular foam base material. This new proprietary chemistry incorporates
a hydrophobic/hydrophilic component never before available in a sealant
formulation. |
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a material that features sealing performance significantly greater than
any acrylic-impregnated predecessor. In addition, it is odorless, clean
handling, UV stable, non-staining, and highly versatile.
Product Description:
EMSEAL RVS Sealant Tape is a preformed expanding tape seal. RVS is
made of a resilient cellular foam infused with a hydrophobic,
modified-acrylic, liquid adhesive sealant which is then compressed to a
sealing density level appropriate to the application. The result is a
hybrid sealant that features the best characteristics of foam and liquid
sealants while eliminating their respective weaknesses. RVS compresses
uniformly without overspill to provide a lasting seal.
Available in a wide variety of
configurations, recreational vehicle manufacturers determine the size of
RVS suited to their specific applications and performance needs.
Sealing between the RVS and body
components is a result of the foam's cell structure, the impregnation,
and the appropriate degree of compression. EMSEAL RVS is packaged
precompressed in rolls. The material contains a pressure sensitive
mounting-adhesive on one face to facilitate installation. |
Uses and
Applications:
RVS is an effective seal against water, vapor, air, sound, dust,
allergens and vibration.RVS is
suitable for use on painted or unpainted metal, plastic, glass, wood, or
other surfaces, as well as between dissimilar materials.
For applications requiring high
temperature stability.
Ideal as a gasket tightly squeezed
between joint faces that are mechanically fastened together such as in
window and trim applications.
In applications where damping vibration
and noise is as important as weather sealing.
As a secondary seal behind liquid
sealant.
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Product
Features:
• Does not dry out.
• Does not extrude out.
• Tolerant of joint face irregularities.
• Ideal as secondary seal to wet sealants.
• Handles jarring, vibration, thermal, and torsional movements of body
and chassis.
• Odorless, clean handling and non-staining
• Exposed face remains virtually flat regardless of variation and
changes in joint width and compression.
• User friendly—no masking, mixing, priming, tooling, curing, clean-up
or special tools required. |
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1. Storage and Surface Preparation
Tape should be stored in a warm dry interior location. Ideal
application temperature is approx. 75°F (24°C). Expansion will be faster
at higher temperatures and slower at lower temperatures.
Tip: For faster expansion in cold conditions keep the material warm
before use and, if desired, apply heat from a hair dryer to installed
material to accelerate expansion. Joint faces should be dry and cleaned
of dirt, oils, grease, etc. There should exist sufficient depth to
receive full width of the sealant.
IMPORTANT: Reels must be stored FLAT and kept compact. Should material
expand in package it can still be used. Unroll material, allow it to
expand, then recompress it between surfaces to be sealed.
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Only open materials that will be immediately used. Remove shrink wrap.
Cut in front of colored marking tape and pull back
release liner to expose mounting adhesive. |
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Start and finish ends must be cut
square. For easier cutting spray knife or scissors with mist of water. |
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Remove release liner to expose adhesive face of tape. |
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Press adhesive face to one surface. Align other surface with tape.
Secure surfaces together. Tip: If needed, cut and fit small filler
pieces of tape to fill panel corrugation or voids.
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6. Joining Lengths
Work in one direction towards the previously installed
length or end of joint. Do not stretch material.
Leave the end to be joined to the previous length sticking proud of the
joint. Push the joining faces together. Push hard on the foam length to
compress joins firmly together. Ensure there are no voids at joins.
Once the full length is installed, push the protruding
join into the joint.
Available in many sizes.
If this tape size does not return the results you desire in your
specific application, ask your vendor for other size options. |
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Limitations
• UST will not adhere to components that are dirty or dust-covered or to
surfaces coated with oils or other release agents.
• UST will expand to follow and fill irregular substrates within reason.
Sharp corners and acute angles may need to be filled with additional
filler pieces of UST in order to ensure a proper seal.
• Substrate must be capable of resisting, without deflection,
approximately 1.5 to 2.5 lb/in2 (10 to 17 kPa) back pressure from the
UST.Standard and Custom Sizes
EMSEAL products are available in numerous standard and custom
configurations and are available for shipment internationally. The
product range is continually being developed. EMSEAL reserves the right
to modify or withdraw any product without prior notice. |
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