For those of you who don't know, I've had an ongoing leak problem with my Kip caravan ever since I had it. Sicaflex sealant stopped the major leaks apparant when I bought it (buyer beware!!), but there was a continual niggling one, coming in from where the pop top canvas joins the metal roof, which ran along a little shelf at the top. Not serious and soon mopped up in wet weather but needed sorting.
Tried all sorts of sealents, primers, tenacious tape and so on with no sucess. Apart from taking off the roof and going from there (not really an option for little me - and can't afford to take it somewhere to get it done) I was clueless and beginning to despair of ever getting to the bottom of it. In really heavy downpours there was always the option of closing the pop top so it didn't leak in, but you can't stand up then, so ok for night, but not in the day....
AT LAST! I found out it was coming in along the hinge... (not at the sides where I thought). There is some sort of sealent strip underneath the hinge, but obviously not doing a good job. Thought about it for quite a while - then I bought some Gorilla Tape and taped along the 'seam' all the way across the inside.
I got the hosepipe out yesterday (I thought it might be better than waiting to go away and it raining!
) and at last - success!!
Gorilla tape is amazing stuff. I'd recommend everyone to carry a roll. It's approx 20 times stronger and stickier than duck tape and sticks anything to anything.
Going to try the hosepipe again tomorrow... as I still can't believe I've actually cracked it until I've tested it again!:so happy:
And if it really is working, then I'm going to repaper the inside walls... another day, another long story....
Tried all sorts of sealents, primers, tenacious tape and so on with no sucess. Apart from taking off the roof and going from there (not really an option for little me - and can't afford to take it somewhere to get it done) I was clueless and beginning to despair of ever getting to the bottom of it. In really heavy downpours there was always the option of closing the pop top so it didn't leak in, but you can't stand up then, so ok for night, but not in the day....
AT LAST! I found out it was coming in along the hinge... (not at the sides where I thought). There is some sort of sealent strip underneath the hinge, but obviously not doing a good job. Thought about it for quite a while - then I bought some Gorilla Tape and taped along the 'seam' all the way across the inside.
I got the hosepipe out yesterday (I thought it might be better than waiting to go away and it raining!

Gorilla tape is amazing stuff. I'd recommend everyone to carry a roll. It's approx 20 times stronger and stickier than duck tape and sticks anything to anything.
Going to try the hosepipe again tomorrow... as I still can't believe I've actually cracked it until I've tested it again!:so happy:
And if it really is working, then I'm going to repaper the inside walls... another day, another long story....

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