Caravan Awning Rail Leaking

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Caravan awning rail leaking.

It covers the stitching when the awning is out and prevents water sitting on the stitch line therefore stopping the chance of the leak. It is set in only 10 minutes and completely cured in an hour. Pretty yucky behind the end caps sealant is poor as well. Therefore the stitching along the awning rail needs to be seam sealed this is usual for tents were the the fabric can t be taped sealed.

Most of the stitched seams are factory taped but not the awning rail seam. This is a three person job to remove replace because of the length to be handled. Here s a clip from google kampa. Sealant can be applied along the rail and then replaced using stainless screws.

Next remove the rail trim. Now remove the rail screws. The only downside is that in very windy conditions it does flap a bit. Reply to this topic.

Is the awning rail on the van at the correct height for the kampa air awning. To do a proper job you would need to remove the whole rail from end to end. Also a dry day if you are serious about doing it. Then clean the old sealant off.

The cover serves 2 x purposes 1. This is a quick video showing what i used to seal repair my caravan from damp. This heavy duty steel reinforced epoxy putty by evo stick is a quick solution to any leaks you might have in your caravan. Not the same problem but in case others have suffered leaks along the awning rail we had a similar problem with a new sunncamp ultima 180.

Kampa pop air awnings suit an awning rail height of 184 198 cm with the exception of the pop 260 air pro which suits a height of 168cm. How to use this putty is quite straight forward. Surely the roof has a good slope to allow rain to run off. First remove the rail end caps.

Once it is cured you can do anything with it. This is a quick video showing what i used to seal repair my caravan from damp. Note the poor quality mastic some was silicone sealant it was a right pain to remove don t use it for external sealing use the right stuff. Drilling filing sanding painting and so on.