Getting a new rub rail... what else?

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Chumpy36
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Getting a new rub rail... what else?

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Should the seams be sealed under the rub rail? Anything else I should be doing when I'm in there? I'm hoping to avoid leaks.


26S by the way...

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dlandersson
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Re: Getting a new rub rail... what else?

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Installing new rub rail :)


Chumpy36 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:03 pm Should the seams be sealed under the rub rail? Anything else I should be doing when I'm in there? I'm hoping to avoid leaks.


26S by the way...

Thanks!
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Starscream
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Re: Getting a new rub rail... what else?

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Chumpy36 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:03 pm Should the seams be sealed under the rub rail? Anything else I should be doing when I'm in there? I'm hoping to avoid leaks.


26S by the way...

Thanks!
I sealed the top of the rubrail with black Mono Ultra Exterior more than 5 years , and its held up perfectly. Zero detachment, but a bit of color fade. I wasn't worried about the underside, but I may go back and do that to try to combat the spiders.
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