90 def. hard top water leaks

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Teaboy2

Teaboy2

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Just like everyone else on this post I've got the leaks.
It seems like Sicaflex is the favourite for replacement, but how do you clean the old perrished sealer off? What do you use?
I have to do the gutters and the top of the windscreen.
It's possible that I have cracks in the gutters, but they're not visible due to excess weight on the roof bars, this could be a source of ingres not mentioned before.
 
I'm a big fan of Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure.
I've had great success around the windows and on the roof/gutters

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Penetrating sealant for repairing leaks from hairline cracks in the home, RV, car and boat. Dependable since 1986. - Find and Fix Leaks from Hairline Cracks -
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We bought a new Defender 90 TD5 back in 2006.

Some months later l was in the dealers buying a dog guard. The salesman asked me "how is the Defender"
"lt's great" l replied. "No water leaks at all" (he'd warned me to expect the occasional water leak)
"No leaks at all?"
"None" l said
"It's faulty" he replied
 
Teaboy2 said:
Just like everyone else on this post I've got the leaks.
It seems like Sicaflex is the favourite for replacement, but how do you clean the old perrished sealer off? What do you use?
I have to do the gutters and the top of the windscreen.
It's possible that I have cracks in the gutters, but they're not visible due to excess weight on the roof bars, this could be a source of ingres not mentioned before.
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For cleaning out the gutters I used lots of laborious elbow grease with various scrapers and picks. Then Covered the whole lot with tiger seal.
 
dag019 said:
For cleaning out the gutters I used lots of laborious elbow grease with various scrapers and picks. Then Covered the whole lot with tiger seal.
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Me too. I also picked out all the sealant on the roof joints and resealed them with tiger seal. S**t job
 
neilp1 said:
Me too. I also picked out all the sealant on the roof joints and resealed them with tiger seal. S**t job
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Looks like I've got a good job coming.
What is tiger seal, I've not come across that, bear in mind we are in deep central Portugal!
I've just had a poke around the top of the windscreen and it's not good. So that's going to have to be on a priority basis, I was going to try Sikaflex as mentioned in previous posts.
Thanks for the replies.
 
Teaboy2 said:
Looks like I've got a good job coming.
What is tiger seal, I've not come across that, bear in mind we are in deep central Portugal!
I've just had a poke around the top of the windscreen and it's not good. So that's going to have to be on a priority basis, I was going to try Sikaflex as mentioned in previous posts.
Thanks for the replies.
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LINK Tiger seal come sin white, is probably the same as sikaflex just a different brand. It is a polyurethane adhesive sealant and most importantly comes in white (as well as black)!
 
I believe Sikaflex 291 is the same as TigerSeal.

Sikaflex®-291

Sikaflex®-291 is a non-sag 1-component polyurethane sealant specifically developed for the marine market, which cures on exposure to atmospheric moisture.<br /> Sikaflex®-291 meets the requirements set out by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
gbr.sika.com gbr.sika.com
 
Look…just accept those brutes leak…they always have…they always will…when you accept this then you will find peace with yourself… I rebuilt mine…it STILL EFFIN LEAKS🤬 please refer to picture for the solve. 😎. P.S- incase you ain’t found out yet the heaters on these machines are excellent!
 

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Look…just accept those brutes leak…they always have…they always will…when you accept this then you will find peace with yourself… I rebuilt mine…it STILL EFFIN LEAKS🤬 please refer to picture for the solve. 😎. P.S- incase you ain’t found out yet the heaters on these machines are excellent!
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Very filosofical thank you, we don't get to much wet weather down here, but when we do it's a diving suit you need.🤓🍺
 
I have found that parking it at the right angle stops it P-ing on my knee when I drive off the drive ;).

J
 
marjon said:
I have found that parking it at the right angle stops it P-ing on my knee when I drive off the drive ;).

J
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Same here. The issue is the worst angle is nose high. And that is how I need to park on the driveway!
 
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