Bailey Pegasus front and rear panel seal.

[tumax123]

Hi,

I have a Bailey Cartagena 2017, similarly with these "fenders" front and back between panel and main body.
They do not look great and needs replacing
I am concerned that water is able to penetrate and get inside the van.
If they are cosmetic why have them?
Could the gap be filled with a good waterproof sealer like SIKA.
Showed photos to very good local repair shop and he tells me panels must come off to reseal.
Any advice please?

 

[ProfJohnL]

This is Bailey Cartagena 2017



I am having difficulty identifying the Seal or Feneder you are trying to describe. Can you post a photo so we can be certain?

However if your "good" local repair shop and he tells me panels must come off to reseal. That is probably the case.

 

[IanB1485]

I did a Bailey Pegasus Brindisi last year ,by applying some Silaflex 522(white) after thoroughly cleaning and degreasing it. to help smooth it out I spray with brake cleaner (ether based) . went back this year and still looks good

 

[ProfJohnL]

I have just noticed you have posted the same question in another thread. This becomes very confusing and its best to keep it all in one place

Id suggest no one else posts in this thread and uses the one in the general topics.

Mods Edit. Thanks Have tidied it up into one new thread (I hope 🤞)
Mel

 

[otherclive]

I have just noticed you have posted the same question in another thread. This becomes very confusing and its best to keep it all in one place

Id suggest no one else posts in this thread and uses the one in the general topics.

Different OP to the other posted thread which is two years old, and didn’t come to a conclusion.

 

[Mel]

I have locked the other thread and hopefully moved posts over
Mel

 

[tumax123]

Here is a picture of the fender above the rear panel. I'm thinking of just removing and using Sikaflex to seal?

 

[Jcloughie]

The fenders are not for weather proofing. Water will get behind them and it shouldn’t be a problem. They are cosmetic. But also offer a cheap fix if they are damaged say by stone chips. I replaced a front corner fender on my Valencia, in a few minutes for £110. A repair to the caravan front would have been far more.

John

 

[IanB1485]

I didn't remove the origonal strips on the one I did, just filled in the gaps with sikaflex . the other thing is to look underneath at the corners , you may find the external plywood is wet. introducing a gap between the outer cover and the lower face of the floor will allow water to drain freely and not rest against the floor frame and should allow the corners to dry out , then they can be sealed with thompsons water seal.