Hi Rodger we uncovered ours Monday it is fine no damp ,ready to go ,see you all at Stratford

I had a similar residue problem coming from under the central aluminium trim, it was grey with a very thick sticky feel, I just rubbed my fingers across it and squeezed it into a ball, and then pulled it away! It did leave some residue but not much (this will be removed by trial & error, with white spirit, meths, or even petrol!)

I would really have to see your situation before offering advice as for a re-spray then I'd be really tempted to do something unusual but tasteful

Sorry, but apart from that I feel unsure as to what to advise

Hiya Roger ours already uncovered and been to Kirkby Lonsdale for a few days at Easter. Have you heard anything from Nev sent him a couple of messages nothing back so far?
Morphy

use the stick stuff to clean the other off, if its the tetro stuff will work...
the products mention will remove polish...
an old credit card may help
looks fabulous in the field
p

Are you saying that the cover has worn the paint away?

A respray opens up all sorts of possible artistic interpretations 🐲
TP

It is such a lovely day here, we're gagging to get away - we've only got to wait till Monday when we will take our first 4 day trip away this year to Burwell in Cambridgeshire - hope the good weather lasts. Theres a nice little CL there and not expensive.

As for gooey stuff we find we get a black mastic type of leakage from our roof guttering - have noticed other Eribas have the same and that its exacerbated in hot weather. I assume this is normal and not to worry about. I occasionally clean it off with WD40. Please let me know if i'm doing wrong.

Tony

It sounds like caravan sealant which is non setting mastic and has the same consistency as chewing gum, the opening window seals are preloaded with it and it can ooze out over time, the fixed Windows tend to have a bead of it behind the rubber. My Famila has black mastic on the gutter which looks a bit blobby in places. I haven't been tempted to yank at it as it can pull out more than you bargained for.

Our 230GT has a little too much black mastic in places but I decided to leave it rather than risk compromising water tightness. Some years ago I fitted new seals to our then Fleurette caravan. The seals come pre-masticed and inevitably it oozed out in places. I found white spirit removed it quite nicely without damaging the seal. When set a bit more it can also be picked off and rolled into a ball without sticking to fingers. This was also demonstrated by Steve on the AL stand in Feb on a new Eriba! He reckoned that if the van was made in winter, the sealant was harder due to the cold, so in warmer weather, the pressure from the screwed on strips caused it to ooze out as it softened. The moral being buy a van built in the summer!
Rob

That gardent of yours looks like a good venue for the next mini meet Roger

T &C
a weather report for Burwell

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As for gooey stuff we find we get a black mastic type of leakage from our roof guttering - have noticed other Eribas have the same and that its exacerbated in hot weather. I assume this is normal and not to worry about. I occasionally clean it off with WD40. Please let me know if i'm doing wrong.

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When I was looking at the new eribas at the nec on airstream stand. The also had an lots of grey funky stuff on the mid belt section of trim which at the time I tought was a bit of sloppy work but then understood it is better to have lots for the sealant and limit water ingress.