On our 3rd trip out with our expanda (2010 hard lid), we had our first rain.
Yep, water pooling on-top of front abd rear bed canvas/vinyl but no water came through or affected the bedding which was a relief.
Having a better look at home it's easy to see why. Silicone failed over time or it might have been like this from day 1.
I've got two options.
1. Leave everything in place, give it a good clean, mask up the area and apply some Sikaflex 291 over the top?
2. Remove the hard lid, remove old sealant and re-apply some Sikaflex 291. This sounds like the better option but I'm reluctant to remove the hard lid as I have no experience with fibre glass, and don't know if the section where the hinge is screwed into is reinforced? I'll hate to thread out the existing holes, etc..
What are your thoughts? I'm pretty sure others on here have done option one, if so is the solution long lasting?
Lastly, how do you clean off all the old silicone if option 2 is required.
Cheers.
Yep, water pooling on-top of front abd rear bed canvas/vinyl but no water came through or affected the bedding which was a relief.
Having a better look at home it's easy to see why. Silicone failed over time or it might have been like this from day 1.
I've got two options.
1. Leave everything in place, give it a good clean, mask up the area and apply some Sikaflex 291 over the top?
2. Remove the hard lid, remove old sealant and re-apply some Sikaflex 291. This sounds like the better option but I'm reluctant to remove the hard lid as I have no experience with fibre glass, and don't know if the section where the hinge is screwed into is reinforced? I'll hate to thread out the existing holes, etc..
What are your thoughts? I'm pretty sure others on here have done option one, if so is the solution long lasting?
Lastly, how do you clean off all the old silicone if option 2 is required.
Cheers.