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Leak in roof of camper

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  • 23-08-2009 11:48pm
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    noel51
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    Hi again,
    My hubby noticed a leak in the roof of our camper where there was a roof rack fitted just at one end.:mad: What could he do with it to seal it.
    Cheers


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Without having seen it, I would suggest taking out the old screw and putting in a new one. Under the screw you put a generous bit of sheet metal (like a giant washer) and you seat that in some sealant. (Don't use silikone, but rather a polyurethane based sealant like Sikaflex or what your friendly windscreen guy uses to seal windscreens). Generously apply sealant, set the washer and screw, tighten it and wipe of excess sealant.


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    noel51
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭noel51


    peasant wrote: »
    Without having seen it, I would suggest taking out the old screw and putting in a new one. Under the screw you put a generous bit of sheet metal (like a giant washer) and you seat that in some sealant. (Don't use silikone, but rather a polyurethane based sealant like Sikaflex or what your friendly windscreen guy uses to seal windscreens). Generously apply sealant, set the washer and screw, tighten it and wipe of excess sealant.
    Thanks for that Peasant my hubby did what you said and it worked;) sorry for not getting back to you sooner but laptop was playing up.
    Thanks again


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    glad to hear it worked


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