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24/3/2024 at 4:57pm
Location: London
Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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Hard tops are usually ABS plastic or sometimes GRP, it sounds like yours is really on its last innings with UV (Sun) damage and has denatured to an excessive extent.
Best to avoid putting any additional holes in it as they will be initiating points for further cracking in an embrittled material, far better to stick patches over the cracks (make sure patches do not interfere with its fit with body!) to reinforce them.
You may be able to extend its life a little longer if you prep and paint it to reduce further UV damage, choose the right type of paint, some will attack the plastic! https://paintguider.com/how-to-paint-abs-plastic/
As mentioned above, a light colour is preferable to a dark colour to minimise how hot it will get in the sun.
Whilst the top may well be waterproof, many trailer bodies are NOT! They were never built with entirely waterproof joints, and some wicking/leakage may be expected. Various methods have been used by folks to waterproof leaky bodies, from totally dismantling and reassembling with sealant on all the joints, to overtaping joints with something like aluminium duct tape. What suits your trailer best depends on its construction. Always good to have some drainage in the base just in case some water does enter, otherwise it may fill to some depth! Best to ensure any drainage points cannot allow rodents in as they may wreck your camping gear when stored!
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