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Hi all,

I am about to put up my new awning up for the first time and I have been told to use a silicon base so the awning slips through the caravan slots with ease. But i have forgotten which silicon base is he best. Is it fairy lquid, WD40 etc? I was told one of them damages the skin of the caravan.

Thankyou josel

Hi Josel just pop down to your local caravan shop who should sell small bottles of awning rail cleaner and a small rail brush to do the job with only a few pounds for both, and what a difference it makes fitting your awning well worth the money

Regards John

We got ours from a dealer. It is a silicone spray and says so on the can but haven't got it to hand at the mo. It has helped me to put the awning up as I am doing it by myself. Everything is clean and new, but the spray did make life that bit easier.

Quote: Originally posted by purplehat on 22/7/2007

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We got ours from a dealer. It is a silicone spray and says so on the can but haven't got it to hand at the mo. It has helped me to put the awning up as I am doing it by myself. Everything is clean and new, but the spray did make life that bit easier.

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That's the stuff, but be careful with it, if you get any drips from it on your windows wipe it off immediately. I didn't see them so left them on for a week and when I finally wiped them off the window had deep cracks in. Fortunately the CC insurance agreed with me that it was accidental damage and replaced the window for me.

Strange, there's talk of lubrication over in general chat today too!