[encantotom]

my front slide in a heavy rain leaked water at the bottom of the inside window trim ring.  i had sealed the window so after looking at the top of the outside of the slide, the adhesive that holds and seals the front of the slide to the top of the slide had cracked and water was getting in there and then running along the window frame on the inside.  

the adhesive that is in ther was very hard and brittle and had and nuber of cracks in it.  

i spent a few hours and got the adhesive out of the crack on the top.  there is about a 3/16" gap between the two pieces of aluminum.  and it was clear it had always been there as the hard adhesive was filling the gap.  

i will clean it up good with 3m adhesive cleaner and then i am going to fill it with 3m 5200 marine adhesive/sealant.  newell told me they use the sika black urethane window sealant, but that is wayyyy too nasty to use and i am goint to use the white 3m product to be more permanent.  

if it works good on the top, then i will consider doing the sides as well.  and then the rear slide.  

tom