Hi - new on here and proud owner of 2003 model Troll 530 that we recently purchased. We took it for a service and they said it had some damp around front of the caravan at a higher level which I would like to try and trace down and get fixed. My thoughts are that the metal band used to fix the awning must be leaking or possibly the fittings at the top of the two front windows.

I was going to start by removing and re-sealing the awning band and found a great blog on here for how to do that. Is this the best place to start?

Thanks, Rich

Thanks Colin. The awning track is made up of a rubber strip nearest the caravan with an aluminium strip screwed on and then a hermiz strip to hide the screw heads. I have found a supplier for hermiz strip and the aluminium strip is reused but is it necessary to replace the rubber band that sits closest to the caravan or is it sufficient to just remove, reapply silicon sealant and then screw it all back together?

If I need to replace the rubber band - where can I get it from please as Google is coming up blank!

Colin- great, yes I meant silkaflex but called it silicon as I could not remember how to spell it (rubbish at spelling!). Always call it silkaffects or something like that :-) thanks also for link to the screws which is mega helpful. Ta

You can use a mastic strip specially made for awning rails which will make the job easier.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/W4-00017-Mastic...79634742&sr=8-5

Thanks for the link to that mastic strip - does that replace the need for silkaflex or is it a replacement for the rubber that sits between caravan and the aluminum strip? Thanks

Hi RichL...have seen your PM and will reply. Yes, we used the mastic strip from Amazon as above post but make sure it is the 45mm wide, I think, not the narrower width as makes life more difficult to fix. Easy to get excess off. Talk soon, Chris

It replaces the need to use a mastic gun and silkaflex