I likely won't need to have the luggage rack off for some time but
supposedly, the caulking I used is "removable". Hope so.

Good detail to know of. Would've seen the mastic but best to have it
beforehand. Appreciate the heads-up!

Neil.

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Yes, the same mastic used all over the top where there are penetrations. I prefer dum-dum to caulk in so much as it is easier to handle (doesn't get all over things) and it seems to remain soft and sealing.
>
> There are bits of mastic under the extrusions where the extrusions go over the raised sections of the roof. Fills in the imperfect match of the extrusion curve.

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