Hi all, I'm back!
We've moved, dropped out, and are very happy!
I need some advise. My HiLo has been garaged from new until moving to our new home by the sea. I now have to leave the van parked at the front of the house, on an slope and at an angle that means one of the rear wheels is lower than the other rear wheel. On lifting the roof recently, I have found that water is getting under seal and soaking the canvas. I checked the seal, which had attracted some green mould, but was otherwise sound.
I have cleaned off all the mould, and put some vasaline on the rubber hoping this would inhibit mould growth and make a slightly sticky seal, stopping the water infiltration.
We have been away for four pretty wet and windy days and no wet has got past the seal whilst driving and while parked with the roof down, but always parked level.
On return to home I have put the roof up to air the canvas, and have found the vasaline has left a very sticky grey line, as if it has taken the surface off the rubber seal. I don't know if it has reacted with the rubber in some way and if I should continue to use the vasaline?
The problem might also be caused by the van being slightly twisted parked at the front of our house, the rain running back along the line of the seal instead of down the side of the van.
Any clues? Has anyone sorted this sort of problem, or treated their rubber seal with anything? I now only use the van about once a month, should I get some sort of cover?
We've moved, dropped out, and are very happy!
I need some advise. My HiLo has been garaged from new until moving to our new home by the sea. I now have to leave the van parked at the front of the house, on an slope and at an angle that means one of the rear wheels is lower than the other rear wheel. On lifting the roof recently, I have found that water is getting under seal and soaking the canvas. I checked the seal, which had attracted some green mould, but was otherwise sound.
I have cleaned off all the mould, and put some vasaline on the rubber hoping this would inhibit mould growth and make a slightly sticky seal, stopping the water infiltration.
We have been away for four pretty wet and windy days and no wet has got past the seal whilst driving and while parked with the roof down, but always parked level.
On return to home I have put the roof up to air the canvas, and have found the vasaline has left a very sticky grey line, as if it has taken the surface off the rubber seal. I don't know if it has reacted with the rubber in some way and if I should continue to use the vasaline?
The problem might also be caused by the van being slightly twisted parked at the front of our house, the rain running back along the line of the seal instead of down the side of the van.
Any clues? Has anyone sorted this sort of problem, or treated their rubber seal with anything? I now only use the van about once a month, should I get some sort of cover?
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