Minics04 wrote:Ok, I don't want to jinx myself, but my window is sealed for now and not leaking.
I feel the key was to remove the paint/powder coat from where the window seats into the frame. I went down to bare aluminum. I think this gave the sealant something to bite into. The seal feels much stronger and stuck than ever before.
Long term, I don't know how the seal will hold up with possible flex or vibrations from traveling, but for now it seems stuck and water tight.
On another note, I have also thought about replacing with a polycarbonate window. That might be the next step if this fails long term.
Fingers, toes, and other things crossed for now that it stays fixed!!
Yeah. I took off the paint too. Had it down the road yet? This last one went a year. Then boom. Irritating. I really think it is because it is cheap aluminum, extruded, then riveted and not welded. There are unwelded seams that should be solid. In the temperature changes they warp and twist. They are narrow but too long for this construction method. Eventually, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually something is going to give.
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