Caravan Awning Rail Leaking

Now lift away the awning rail remember they bend very easily.

Caravan awning rail leaking. Hi it s leaking inside the awning the awning doesn t cover the joint but it also doesn t leak along the whole of the awning rail section or the length of the awning it s kind if in the middle. Protects the awning when stored and during travel 2. Message posted by catieb 09 8 2013 at 3 18pm outfit. This w4 mastic sealing strip is a 5m reel of 19mm wide mastic that has been formulated to use as re bedding and sealing various parts of your caravan or leisure vehicle including as a caravan external sealant on trims window surrounds vents roof lights roof vents awning rails and overlap joints.

This is a quick video showing what i used to seal repair my caravan from damp. Surely the roof has a good slope to allow rain to run off. It s hard not to bend it at all when removing it but if your careful you can gently bend it back into shape. Here s a clip from google kampa.

It covers the stitching when the awning is out and prevents water sitting on the stitch line therefore stopping the chance of the leak. Nice and clean now. Note half the rail didn t have any mastic on it at all also have look at the picture foreground ie where the rail had been on the caravan. I ve tried it with the monsoon poles and without and it makes no difference it s as if the awning rail is too wide for the beading.

If from recolection the kampa is made of 150 300 denier. If its the awning rail it normally leaks into the caravan. Is the awning rail on the van at the correct height for the kampa air awning. The cover serves 2 x purposes 1.

This is a quick video showing what i used to seal repair my caravan from damp. Cover is approx 200mm in depth and runs full length of the awning. But awnings like issabella magnums are 600.