Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Bottom screen

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Topic: Bottom screen

Posted By: ron_whitt
Subject: Bottom screen
Date Posted: 19 May 2018 at 1:12pm

When you cut the hole in your bottom screen for the opening for the step to come out, does anyone use anything to help stop the cut screening from getting bigger. Duct tape etc. We had to get a replacement from FR and was just wondering if anyone had a trick to this.

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Ron & Shirley
2020 Tacoma
2012 177 rpod

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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 19 May 2018 at 3:09pm

I have seen two ways this has been remedied. First is as you suggested, using duct tape. The second is to use a lighter and quickly 'sear' the edge so that is won't ravel any more after it has been cut. I would practice this method on a discarded piece of screen first so that you know how much heat you can use before the whole thing melts in front of your eyes.

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Posted By: frogpod
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 9:05pm

My used pod came with an R Dome but nothing to go cover the bottom area from bugs, etc. I made pieces using and old plastic tarp....and a homemade keder using chunks of wire and duct tape. Works....and matches the other duct tape I have to use to seal where the dome doesn't fit well against the pod....Wife is looking for designer color duct tape to make a fashion statement out of it.

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Leo and Tami
with Coltrane the Jack Russell Terrier
2010 Rpod 171
2003 Toyota Tacoma TRD

Posted By: Ghosthawk
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2018 at 8:11am

My wife has a roll of "Minions" duct tape. It happens to be one of my favorites. (Despicible me movie)

Brightly colored with bright yellow Minions in fancy poses all over it.

She also has a roll of camo, if you can imagine making a camo pattern from triangular shards of different colored glass. It is quite different in pale blue's and light greens.

Good luck looking at duct tape!